Vizianagaram (Assembly constituency)

Vizianagaram Assembly constituency is a constituency in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh, representing the state legislative assembly in India.[1] It is one of the seven assembly segments of Vizianagaram (Lok Sabha constituency), along with Etcherla, Rajam (SC), Bobbili, Cheepurupalli, Gajapathinagaram and Nellimarla.[2] Veera Bhadra Swamy Kolagatla is the present MLA of the constituency, who won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party.[3] As of 25 March 2019, there a total of 231,554 electors in the constituency.[4]

Vizianagaram
Constituency
DistrictVizianagaram
StateAndhra Pradesh
Electorate231,554
Current constituency
PartyYuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party
MLAVeera Bhadra Swamy Kolagatla
ReservationGeneral

Mandals

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

Members of Legislative Assembly
Year Member Political Party
1955 Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapati Raju Praja Socialist Party
1957 (By-Polls) 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 Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju Telugu Desam Party
1985 Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju Telugu Desam Party
1989 Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju Telugu Desam Party
1994 Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju Telugu Desam Party
1999 Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju Telugu Desam Party
2004 Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju Telugu Desam Party
2009 Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju Telugu Desam Party
2014 Geetha Meesala Telugu Desam Party
2019 Kolagatla Veerabhadra Swamy Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party

Election results

Assembly Elections 2004
2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Vizianagaram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Kolagatla Veerabhadra Swamy 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

Assembly Elections 2009
2009 Andhra Pradesh state assembly elections: Vizianagaram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati 52,890 38.18
INC Kolagatla Veerabhadra Swamy 49,608 35.81 -
Praja Rajyam Geetha Meesala 28,341 20.46
Majority 3,282 2.37
Turnout 138,543 64.74 +0.10
TDP gain from Independent Swing

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

Assembly elections 2019
2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Vizianagaram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
YSRCP Kolagatla Veerabhadra Swamy 78,849 47.96
TDP ADITI VIJAYALAKSHMI GAJAPATHI RAJU PUSAPATI 72,432 44.05
Majority 6400 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.
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