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Visakhapatnam Assembly constituency
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Visakhapatnam Assembly constituency was one of constituencies to Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. It was part of Visakhapatnam Lok Sabha constituency. It existed from 1952 to 1963.[1]
Till 1 October 1953 it was part of Madras State and it's member represented in Madras Legislative Assembly. From then till 1 November 1956 it was part of Andhra State. From 1 November 1956 it was part of Andhra Pradesh till it's abolition.
Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit]
Madras state[edit]
| Year | Con. No. |
Res. | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 19 | ST | Tenneti Viswanadham | Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party | |
Andhra State[edit]
| Year | Con. No. |
Res. | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 23 | None | Ankitham Venkata Bhanoji Rao | Indian National Congress | |
Andhra Pradesh[edit]
| Year | Con. No. |
Res. | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 27 | None | Ankitham Venkata Bhanoji Rao | Indian National Congress | |
Election results[edit]
1962[edit]
Template:Election box total validTemplate:Election box rejected| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ankitham Venkata Bhanoji Rao | 21,221 | 48.10 | ||
| [[Independent|Template:Independent/meta/shortname]] | Tenneti Viswanatham | 17,394 | 39.42 | ||
| style="background-color: Template:Jana Sangh/meta/color; width: 5px;" | | [[Jana Sangh|Template:Jana Sangh/meta/shortname]] | K. S. Appala Narasimha Raju | 3,391 | 7.69 | |
| [[Independent|Template:Independent/meta/shortname]] | Nakkana Appa Rao | 2,114 | 4.79 | ||
| Margin of victory | 3,827 | 8.67 | |||
| Turnout | 45,790 | 63.78 | |||
| Registered electors | 71,794 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
1955[edit]
Template:Election box total validTemplate:Election box rejected| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ankitham Venkata Bhanoji Rao | 15,457 | 58.52 | ||
| [[Independent|Template:Independent/meta/shortname]] | Maddi Pattabhiramareddi | 6,955 | 26.33 | ||
| CPI | Yellamanchili Vijayakumar | 3,250 | 12.31 | ||
| [[Independent|Template:Independent/meta/shortname]] | Singavarapu Surya Rao | 749 | 2.84 | ||
| Margin of victory | 8,502 | 32.19 | |||
| Turnout | 26,411 | 45.43 | |||
| Registered electors | 58,132 | ||||
| INC gain from Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party | Swing | ||||
1952[edit]
Template:Election box total validTemplate:Election box rejected| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party/meta/color; width: 5px;" | | [[Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party|Template:Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party/meta/shortname]] | Tenneti Viswanadham | 11,290 | 38.06 | |
| [[Independent|Template:Independent/meta/shortname]] | S. Appala Nayudu | 5,988 | 20.19 | ||
| [[Independent|Template:Independent/meta/shortname]] | C. Moses | 4,249 | 14.33 | ||
| style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party (India)/meta/color; width: 5px;" | | [[Socialist Party (India)|Template:Socialist Party (India)/meta/shortname]] | B. Mullikarjuna Rao | 4,208 | 14.19 | |
| INC | K. K. Sarveswarasastry | 3,926 | 13.24 | ||
| Margin of victory | 5,302 | 17.88 | |||
| Turnout | 29,661 | 43.44 | |||
| Registered electors | 68,284 | ||||
| Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party win (new seat) | |||||
See also[edit]
- List of constituencies of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
- Visakhapatnam-I Assembly constituency
- Visakhapatnam-II Assembly constituency
References[edit]
- ↑ "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1951". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
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- ↑ "Andhra State 1955 election result". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ↑ "Madras 1952 election result". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
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