Gajuwaka Assembly constituency
Gajuwaka 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]
| Gajuwaka | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
.png.webp) Location of Gajuwaka Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Visakhapatnam |
| LS constituency | Visakhapatnam |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 309,326 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Nagireddy Tippala | |
| Party | YSR Congress Party |
| Elected year | 2019 |
Nagireddy Tippala is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from YSR Congress Party.[3] As of 2019, there are a total of 309,326 electors in the constituency. In terms of registered number of electors, it is the largest assembly constituency in the state.[4][5] The constituency was established in 2008, as per the Delimitation Orders (2008).
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Chinthalapudi Venkataramaiah | Praja Rajyam Party | |
| 2014 | Palla Srinivasa Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2019 | Tippala Nagireddy | YSR Congress Party | |
Election results
2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRP | Chinthalapudi Venkataramaiah | 50,994 | 33.20 | ||
| Independent | Tippala Nagi Reddy | 33,087 | 21.54 | ||
| INC | Tippala Gurumurthi Reddy | 29,547 | 19.24 | ||
| CPI(M) | Chandada Narasinga Rao | 24,371 | 15.87 | ||
| Majority | 17,907 | 11.66 | |||
| Turnout | 153,596 | 69.53 | |||
| PRP win (new seat) | |||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Palla Srinivasa Rao | 97,109 | 51.85 | ||
| YSRCP | Tippala Nagi Reddy | 75,397 | 40.26 | ||
| Majority | 21,712 | 11.59 | |||
| Turnout | 188,401 | 64.98 | -4.55 | ||
| TDP gain from PRP | Swing | ||||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Tippala Nagi Reddy | 74,645 | 38.37 | ||
| JSP | Pawan Kalyan | 56,125 | 30.1 | ||
| TDP | Palla Srinivasa Rao | 54,642 | 26.42 | ||
| Majority | 14,520 | 8.41 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| YSRCP gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
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. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- Bhattacharjee, Sumit (2 April 2019). "Pawan Kalyan faces a fight in Gajuwaka" – via www.thehindu.com.
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