Visakhapatnam South Assembly constituency
| Visakhapatnam South | |
|---|---|
| Indian electoral constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Visakhapatnam |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent ganesh kumar | |
| Party | Telugu Desam Party |
| Elected year | 2009 |
Visakhapatnam South Assembly constituency is a constituency in Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh, representing the state legislative assembly in India.[1] It is one of the seven assembly segments of Visakhapatnam (Lok Sabha constituency), along with Bheemili, Visakhapatnam East, Visakhapatnam North, Visakhapatnam West and Gajuwaka.[2] BONU SAI is the present MLA of the constituency, who won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party.[3] As of 25 March 2019[update], there a total of 209,186 electors in the constituency.[4]
Mandals
The mandal and wards that forms the assembly constituency are:[2]
| S.No | Mandal Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Visakhapatnam (Urban) Mandal (Part) Visakhapatnam (M.Corp) Ward No. 12 to 34, 42 to 43 and 46 to 48 |
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Political Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color" | | 2009 | Dronamraju Srinivasa Rao | Indian National Congress |
| style="background-color: Template:Telugu Desam Party/meta/color" | | 2014 | Vasupalli Ganesh Kumar | Telugu Desam Party |
| style="background-color: Template:Telugu Desam Party/meta/color" | | 2019 | Vasupalli Ganesh Kumar | Telugu Desam Party |
Election results
Assembly Elections 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 | ||
| Majority | 341 | 0.26 | |||
| Turnout | 128,907 | 73.84 | |||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
Assembly elections 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 | ||||
Assembly elections 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.
- ^ 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.