Visakhapatnam North Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Visakhapatnam North is a constituency in Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India.[1] It is one of the seven assembly segments of Visakhapatnam Lok Sabha constituency.[2]
| Visakhapatnam North | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 23 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
.png) Location of Visakhapatnam North Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Visakhapatnam |
| LS constituency | Visakhapatnam |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 280,151 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Penmetsa Vishnu Kumar Raju is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Bharatiya Janata Party. As of 2019, there are a total of 280,151 electors in the constituency.[3][needs update] The constituency was established in 2008, as per the Delimitation Orders (2008).
The mandal and wards that forms the assembly constituency are:[2]
| Mandal |
|---|
| Visakhapatnam (Urban) Mandal (Part) Visakhapatnam (M.Corp) Ward No. 36 to 41, 44 to 45 and 49 to 52 |
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
Until 2008: Constituency did not exist | |||
| 2009 | Vijaya Kumar Thynala | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | Penmetsa Vishnu Kumar Raju | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2019 | Ganta Srinivasa Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2024 | Penmetsa Vishnu Kumar Raju | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
2009
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Penmetsa Vishnu Kumar Raju | 82,079 | 51.34 | ||
| YSRCP | Chokkakula Venkata Rao | 63,839 | 39.93 | ||
| Majority | 18,240 | 11.41 | |||
| Turnout | 159,862 | 59.97 | −7.84 | ||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Ganta Srinivasa Rao | 67,352 | 38.09 | ||
| YSRCP | Kammula Kannaparaju | 65,408 | 36.99 | ||
| JSP | Pasupuleti Ushakiran | 19,139 | 10.82 | ||
| BJP | Penmetsa Vishnu Kumar Raju | 18,790 | 10.63 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,411 | 0.80 | ||
| Majority | 1,944 | 1.10 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| TDP gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Penmetsa Vishnu Kumar Raju | 108,801 | 57.81 | +47.18 | |
| YSRCP | Kammula Kannaparaju | 61,267 | 32.55 | −4.44 | |
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 1,130 | 0.60 | −0.20 | |
| Majority | 47,534 | 15.26 | +14.16 | ||
| Turnout | 1,88,208 | ||||
| BJP gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
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