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 Visakhapatnam Lok Sabha constituency.[2]
| Visakhapatnam South | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 22 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
.png) 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 | |
| 16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | JSP |
Vamsi Krishna Srinivas is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Janasena Party.[3] As of 2019, there were a total of 209,186 electors in the constituency.[4][needs update] The constituency was established in 2008, as per the Delimitation Orders (2008).
Mandals
editThe 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
edit| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Dronamraju Srinvasa Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | Vasupalli Ganesh Kumar | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2019 | |||
| 2024 | Vamsi Krishna Srinivas | Janasena Party | |
Election results
edit2009
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Dronamraju Srinivasa Rao | 45,971 | 35.66 | ||
| PRP | Kola Guruvulu | 45,630 | 35.40 | ||
| TDP | Vasupalli Ganesh Kumar | 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
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Vasupalli Ganesh Kumar | 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
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Vasupalli Ganesh Kumar | 52,172 | 41.50 | ||
| YSRCP | Dronamraju Srinivasa Rao | 48,443 | 38.54 | ||
| JSP | Gampala Giridhar | 18,119 | 14.41 | ||
| Majority | 3,729 | 2.96 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||
2024
edit| Party | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JSP | Vamsi Krishna Srinivas | 97,868 | 70.23 | ||
| YSRCP | Vasupalli Ganesh Kumar | 33,274 | 23.87 | ||
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 631 | 0.45 | ||
| Majority | 64,594 | 46.36 | |||
| Turnout | 139339 | 64.27 | |||
| JSP gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ a b "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.