| Visakhapatnam West | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 24 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
.png) Location of Visakhapatnam West Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Visakhapatnam |
| LS constituency | Visakhapatnam |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 236,310 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Pethakamsetti Gana Venkata Reddy Naidu (Gana Babu) | |
| Party | Telugu Desam Party |
| Elected year | 2019 |
Visakhapatnam West Assembly constituency 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.
Gana Venkata Reddy Naidu Pethakamsetti (Gana Babu) is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party. As of 2019, there are a total of 236,310 electors in the constituency. The constituency was established in 2008, as per the Delimitation Orders (2008).
Mandals
The mandal and wards that form the assembly constituency are: Visakhapatnam (M.Corp) Ward No. 35 and 56 to 71, of the Visakhapatnam (Urban) Mandal.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Malla Vijaya Prasad | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | Gana Babu | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2019 | |||
| 2024 | |||
Election results
2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Malla Vijaya Prasad | 45,018 | 38.81 | ||
| PRP | P.G.V.R. Naidu | 40,874 | 35.24 | ||
| TDP | Gudivada Nagamani | 17,775 | 15.32 | ||
| LSP | Govardhan Reddi Avula | 5,502 | 4.82 | ||
| Majority | 4,144 | 3.57 | |||
| Turnout | 115,977 | 69.90 | |||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | P.G.V.R. Naidu | 76,791 | 56.66 | ||
| YSRCP | Dadi Ratnakar | 45,934 | 33.89 | ||
| Majority | 30,857 | 22.77 | |||
| Turnout | 135,523 | 59.78 | −10.12 | ||
| TDP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | P.G.V.R. Naidu | 68,699 | 50.96 | ||
| YSRCP | Malla Vijaya Prasad | 49,718 | 36.88 | ||
| CPI | J.V. Satyanarayana Murthy | 6,464 | 4.79 | ||
| Majority | 18,981 | 14.08 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | P.G.V.R. Naidu | 90,805 | 60.13 | ||
| YSRCP | Adari Anand Kumar | 55621 | 36.83 | ||
| BSP | ATHUKUMSETTI RAMA CHANDRA RAO | 1157 | 0.77 | ||
| NOTA | NOTA | 1002 | 0.66 | ||
| Majority | 35184 | ||||
| Turnout | 151008 | ||||
| TDP hold | 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.
- "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.
- Election Commission of India (4 June 2024). "AP Assembly Election Results 2024 - Visakhapatnam West" (in Telugu). Archived from the original on 13 November 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
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