Vizianagaram (Assembly constituency)
Vizianagaram | |
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Constituency for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
District | Vizianagaram |
State | Andhra Pradesh |
Electorate | 231,554 |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2019 |
Party | YSR Congress Party |
MLA | Veera Bhadra Swamy Kolagatla |
Reservation | General |
Vizianagaram Assembly constituency is a constituency in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh, representing the state legislative assembly in India.[1] It is one of the seven assembly segments of Vizianagaram (Lok Sabha constituency), along with Etcherla, Rajam (SC), Bobbili, Cheepurupalli, Gajapathinagaram and Nellimarla.[2] Veera Bhadra Swamy Kolagatla is the present MLA of the constituency, who won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from YSR Congress Party.[3] As of 25 March 2019[update], there a total of 231,554 electors in the constituency.[4]
Mandals[edit]
Vizianagaram mandal is the only mandal that forms a part of the constituency.[2]
Members of Legislative Assembly[edit]
Year | Member | Political party | |
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2009 | Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju | Telugu Desam Party | |
2014 | Geetha Meesala | Telugu Desam Party | |
2019 | Veera Bhadra Swamy Kolagatla | YSR Congress Party |
Election results[edit]
Assembly elections 2004[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Veera Bhadra Swamy Kolagatla | 47,444 | 40.60 | ||
TDP | Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati | 46,318 | 39.64 | ||
INC | Gurana Sadhu Rao | 19,861 | 17.00 | ||
Majority | 1,126 | 0.96 | |||
Turnout | 116,857 | 64.64 | -1.23 | ||
Independent gain from TDP | Swing |
Assembly elections 2009[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
TDP | Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati | 52,890 | 38.18 | ||
INC | Veera Bhadra Swamy Kolagatla | 49,608 | 35.81 | - | |
Praja Rajyam | Geetha Meesala | 28,341 | 20.46 | ||
Majority | 3,282 | 2.37 | |||
Turnout | 138,543 | 64.74 | +0.10 | ||
TDP gain from Independent | Swing |
Assembly elections 2014[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
TDP | Geetha Meesala | 77,320 | 49.82 | ||
YSRCP | Veera Bhadra Swamy Kolagatla | 61,916 | 39.89 | ||
Majority | 15,404 | 9.93 | |||
Turnout | 155,206 | 71.87 | +7.13 | ||
TDP hold | Swing |
Assembly elections 2019[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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YSRCP | Veera Bhadra Swamy Kolagatla | 78,849 | 47.96 | ||
TDP | Aditi Vijayalakshmi Gajapathi Raju | 72,432 | 44.05 | ||
Majority | 6400 | 4 | |||
Turnout | |||||
YSRCP gain from TDP | Swing |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "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.