| Visakhapatnam South | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 22 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
.png.webp) Location of Visakhapatnam South Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Visakhapatnam |
| LS constituency | Visakhapatnam |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 209,186 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Vasupalli Ganesh Kumar | |
| Party | Independent |
| Elected year | 2019 |
Visakhapatnam South Assembly constituency 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 the Visakhapatnam Lok Sabha constituency.[2]
Vasupalli Ganesh Kumar is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party and subsequently extended support to YSR Congress Party.[3] As of 2019, there were a total of 209,186 electors in the constituency.[4] The constituency was established in 2008, as per the Delimitation Orders (2008).
Mandals
The mandal and wards that form the assembly constituency are:[2]
| Mandal |
|---|
| Visakhapatnam (Urban) Mandal (Part) Visakhapatnam (M.Corp) Ward No. 12 to 34, 42 to 43 and 46 to 48 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Dronam Raju Srinvasa Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | Vasupalli Ganesh Kumar | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2019 | |||
Election results
2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Dronamraju Srinivasa Rao | 45,971 | 35.66 | ||
| PRP | Kola Guruvulu | 45,630 | 35.40 | ||
| TDP | Ganesh Kumar Vasupalli | 24,208 | 18.78 | ||
| BJP | Challa Mahalakshmi | 2,128 | 1.65 | ||
| Majority | 341 | 0.26 | |||
| Turnout | 128,907 | 73.84 | |||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Ganesh Kumar Vasupalli | 66,686 | 51.45 | ||
| YSRCP | Kola Guruvulu | 48,370 | 37.32 | ||
| Majority | 18,316 | 14.13 | |||
| Turnout | 129,613 | 65.65 | -8.19 | ||
| TDP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Ganesh Kumar Vasupalli | 52,172 | 41.5 | ||
| YSRCP | Dronamraju Srinivasa Rao | 48,443 | 38.54 | ||
| JSP | Gampala Giridhar | 18,119 | 14.41 | ||
| Majority | 3,729 | 2.96 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- ↑ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- 1 2 "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.
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