Visakhapatnam Assembly constituency was one of constituencies to Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. It was part of Visakhapatnam Lok Sabha constituency. It existed from the 1951 delimitation to 1963.[1]
| Visakhapatnam | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Visakhapatnam |
| LS constituency | Visakhapatnam |
| Established | 1951 |
| Abolished | 1963 |
| Reservation | None |
Before 1 October 1953, it was part of Madras State and its member represented in the Madras Legislative Assembly. From then until 1 November 1956, it was part of Andhra State. From 1 November 1956, it was part of Andhra Pradesh until its abolition.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
editMadras State
edit| Year | Con. No. |
Res. | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 19 | ST | Tenneti Viswanadham | Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party | |
Andhra State
edit| Year | Con. No. |
Res. | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 23 | None | Ankitham Venkata Bhanoji Rao | Indian National Congress | |
Andhra Pradesh
edit| Year | Con. No. |
Res. | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 27 | None | Ankitham Venkata Bhanoji Rao | Indian National Congress | |
Election results
edit1962
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ankitham Venkata Bhanoji Rao | 21,221 | 48.10 | ||
| Independent | Tenneti Viswanatham | 17,394 | 39.42 | ||
| ABJS | K. S. Appala Narasimha Raju | 3,391 | 7.69 | ||
| Independent | Nakkana Appa Rao | 2,114 | 4.79 | ||
| Margin of victory | 3,827 | 8.67 | |||
| Total valid votes | 44,120 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 1,670 | 3.65 | |||
| Turnout | 45,790 | 63.78 | |||
| Registered electors | 71,794 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
1955
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ankitham Venkata Bhanoji Rao | 15,457 | 58.52 | ||
| Independent | Maddi Pattabhiramareddi | 6,955 | 26.33 | ||
| CPI | Yellamanchili Vijayakumar | 3,250 | 12.31 | ||
| Independent | Singavarapu Surya Rao | 749 | 2.84 | ||
| Margin of victory | 8,502 | 32.19 | |||
| Total valid votes | 26,411 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 26,411 | 45.43 | |||
| Registered electors | 58,132 | ||||
| INC gain from KMPP | Swing | ||||
1952
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KMPP | Tenneti Viswanadham | 11,290 | 38.06 | ||
| Independent | S. Appala Nayudu | 5,988 | 20.19 | ||
| Independent | C. Moses | 4,249 | 14.33 | ||
| Socialist | B. Mullikarjuna Rao | 4,208 | 14.19 | ||
| INC | K. K. Sarveswarasastry | 3,926 | 13.24 | ||
| Margin of victory | 5,302 | 17.88 | |||
| Total valid votes | 29,661 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 29,661 | 43.44 | |||
| Registered electors | 68,284 | ||||
| KMPP win (new seat) | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1951". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh 1962 election result". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "Andhra State 1955 election result". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "Madras 1952 election result". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 September 2023.