Visakhapatnam East (Assembly constituency)
Visakhapatnam East Assembly constituency is a constituency in Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh, representing the state legislative assembly in India.[1] It is one of the seven assembly segments of Visakhapatnam (Lok Sabha constituency), along with Bheemili, Visakhapatnam South, Visakhapatnam North, Visakhapatnam West and Gajuwaka.[2] Ramakrishna Babu Velagapudi is the present MLA of the constituency, who won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party.[3] As of 25 March 2019[update], there a total of 271,215 electors in the constituency.[4]
| Visakhapatnam East | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| District | Visakhapatnam |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| Electorate | 272,215 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2009 |
| Party | Telugu Desam Party |
| MLA | Ramakrishna Babu Velagapudi |
| Reservation | General |
MandalsEdit
The mandal and wards that forms the assembly constituency are:[2]Template:Srn
| Mandal |
|---|
| Visakhapatnam (Urban) Mandal (Part) Visakhapatnam (M.Corp) Ward No. 1 to 11 and 53 to 55 |
Members of Legislative Assembly Visakhapatnam EastEdit
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Ramakrishna Babu Velagapudi | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2014 | Ramakrishna Babu Velagapudi | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2019 | Ramakrishna Babu Velagapudi | Telugu Desam Party | |
Election resultsEdit
Assembly Elections 2009Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Ramakrishna Babu Velagapudi | 44,233 | 32.03 | ||
| Praja Rajyam | Chennuboina Srinivasa Rao | 40,202 | 29.11 | ||
| INC | Appa Rao Vurukuti | 38,098 | 27.59 | ||
| LSP | Jhansi Lakshmi Ravala | 10,022 | 7.35 | ||
| BJP | K. Rajakumari | 2,218 | 1.62 | ||
| Majority | 4,031 | 2.92 | |||
| Turnout | 138,104 | 68.22 | |||
| TDP win (new seat) | |||||
Assembly elections 2014Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Ramakrishna Babu Velagapudi | 100,624 | 60.45 | ||
| YSRCP | Chennuboina Srinivasa Rao | 52,741 | 31.69 | ||
| Majority | 47,883 | 28.76 | |||
| Turnout | 166,453 | 64.88 | -3.34 | ||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly elections 2019Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Ramakrishna Babu Velagapudi | 87,073 | 50.10 | -10.35 | |
| YSRCP | Akaramani Vijaya Nirmala | 60,599 | 34.87 | +3.18 | |
| Jana Sena | Tatarao Kona | 17,873 | 10.28 | +10.28 | |
| Majority | 26,474 | 15.23 | -13.53 | ||
| Turnout | 173,804 | 64.73 | -0.15 | ||
| TDP hold | Swing | -10.35 | |||
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "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. 17, 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ↑ "Assembly Election 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ↑ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.