Vizianagaram Assembly constituency

Vizianagaram Assembly constituency is a constituency in Vizianagaram 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 Vizianagaram Lok Sabha constituency.[2]

Vizianagaram
Constituency for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Location of Vizianagaram Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictVizianagaram
LS constituencyVizianagaram Lok Sabha constituency
Established1951
Total electors231,554
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyYSR Congress Party
Elected year2019

Veera Bhadra Swamy Kolagatla 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 231,554 electors in the constituency.[4] The constituency was established in 1951, as per the Delimitation Orders (1951).

Mandals

Vizianagaram mandal is the only mandal that forms a part of the constituency.[2]

Mandal
Vizianagaram

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year Member Political party
1952 Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapati Raju Socialist Party
1955 Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapati Raju Praja Socialist Party
1957 (By-poll) Bhattam Srirama Murthy Socialist Party
1962 Bhattam Srirama Murthy Indian National Congress
1967 Vobbilisetty Rama Rao Bharatiya Jana Sangh
1972 Appannadora Appasani Indian National Congress
1978 Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju Janata Party
1983 Telugu Desam Party
1985
1989
1994
1999
2004 Veera Bhadra Swamy Kolagatla Independent
2009 Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju Telugu Desam Party
2014 Geetha Meesala
2019 Veera Bhadra Swamy Kolagatla YSR Congress Party

Election results

1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Vizianagaram[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Socialist Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapati Raju 52,548 39.20%
Socialist Gantlana Suryanarayana 50,171 37.43%
Independent Gudivada Appalaswamy 16,120 12.03%
INC Chinna Suryanarayana 9,117 6.80% 6.80%
KMPP Sakati Guruwala 6,085 4.54%
Margin of victory 2,377 1.77%
Turnout 1,34,041 91.71%
Registered electors 1,46,158
Socialist win (new seat)

1957 (By-poll)

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly by-election: Vizianagaram[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Socialist B. Sriramamurty Unopposed
Margin of victory 0
Turnout
Socialist hold Swing

2004

2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Vizianagaram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Veera Bhadra Swamy Kolagatla 47,444 40.60
TDP Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati 46,318 39.64
INC Gurana Sadhu Rao 19,861 17.00
Majority 1,126 0.96
Turnout 116,857 64.64 -1.23
Independent gain from TDP Swing

2009

2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Vizianagaram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati 52,890 38.18
INC Veera Bhadra Swamy Kolagatla 49,608 35.81 -
PRP Geetha Meesala 28,341 20.46
Majority 3,282 2.37
Turnout 138,543 64.74 +0.10
TDP gain from Independent Swing

2014

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Vizianagaram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Geetha Meesala 77,320 49.82
YSRCP Veera Bhadra Swamy Kolagatla 61,916 39.89
Majority 15,404 9.93
Turnout 155,206 71.87 +7.13
TDP hold Swing

2019

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Vizianagaram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
YSRCP Veera Bhadra Swamy Kolagatla 78,849 47.96
TDP Aditi Vijayalakshmi Gajapathi Raju 72,432 44.05
Janasena Party palavalasa Yasasvi 7190 4.37
Majority 6,400 4
Turnout
YSRCP gain from TDP Swing

See also

References

  1. "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  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.
  3. "Assembly Election 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  4. "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  5. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  6. "Bye-election results 1952-95". www.eci.gov.in. Archived from the original (XLS) on 11 January 2012.
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