| 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 Penmetsa Vishnu Kumar Raju | |
| Party | BJP |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Visakhapatnam North is a constituency in Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. It is one of the seven assembly segments of Visakhapatnam Lok Sabha constituency.
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. The constituency was established in 2008, as per the Delimitation Orders (2008).
Mandal
The mandal and wards that forms the assembly constituency are:
| Mandal |
|---|
| Visakhapatnam (Urban) Mandal (Part) Visakhapatnam (M.Corp) Ward No. 36 to 41, 44 to 45 and 49 to 52 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| 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 | |
Election results
2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Vijaya Kumar Thynala | 49,344 | 34.59 | ||
| PRP | Dr. Shirin Rahman Shaik | 43,821 | 30.72 | ||
| TDP | Bharanikana Jaya | 26,990 | 18.92 | ||
| Majority | 5,523 | 3.87 | |||
| Turnout | 142,643 | 67.81 | |||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
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 | ||||
See also
References
- "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "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.
- "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
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