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Vijayawada Central (Assembly constituency)
| Vijayawada Central | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| District | Krishna |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| Electorate | 269,859 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2008 |
| Party | YSR Congress Party |
| MLA | Malladi Vishnu |
| Reservation | General |
Vijayawada Central (Assembly constituency) is a constituency in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh, representing the state legislative assembly in India.[1] It is one of the seven assembly segments of Vijayawada Lok Sabha constituency, along with Tiruvuru (SC), Vijayawada East, Vijayawada West, Mylavaram, Nandigama, and Jaggayyapeta.[2]
Malladi Vishnu is the present MLA of the constituency, who won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from YSR Congress Party.[3][4] As of 25 March 2019[update], there a total of 269,859 electors in the constituency.[5]
Mandals[edit | edit source]
The mandal and wards that forms the assembly constituency are:[2]
| Mandal |
|---|
| Vijayawada Urban Mandal (Part) Vijayawada Urban (M.Corp) (Part) Vijayawada (M Corp.) Ward No. 14, 20 to 31, 33 to 35, 42 to 44, 49, 77 and 78 |
Members of Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Malladi Vishnu | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | Bonda Umamaheswara Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2019 | Malladi Vishnu | YSR Congress Party | |
Election Results[edit | edit source]
Assembly elections 2014[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Bonda Uma Maheswara Rao | 82,669 | 48.50 | ||
| YSRCP | P. Gowtham Reddy | 55,508 | 32.56 | ||
| Majority | 27,161 | 15.93 | |||
| Turnout | 185,159 | 65.81 | |||
| TDP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly elections 2019[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Malladi Vishnu | 70,721 | 39.73 | +7.17 | |
| TDP | Bonda Uma Maheswara Rao | 70,696 | 39.71 | -8.79 | |
| CPI | Chigurupati Babu Rao | 29,333 | 16.48 | ||
| BJP | Sree Satya murthy vamaraju | 2567 | 1.44 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1016 | 0.57 | N/A | |
| Majority | 25 | 0.02 | |||
| Turnout | 1,78,013 | 82 | |||
| YSRCP gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
See also[edit | edit source]
- List of constituencies of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
- Vijayawada East (Assembly constituency)
- Vijayawada West (Assembly constituency)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. 17 December 2018. pp. 21, 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ↑ "Assembly Election 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ↑ "Nine lost polls by narrow margin as Jana Sena front, BJP play spoilsport". The New Indian Express. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ↑ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ↑ "Vijayawada East Assembly 2014 Election Results". Elections.in. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ↑ "Vijayawada East Assembly 2019 Election Results". Elections.in. Retrieved 12 February 2015.