Gajuwaka Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India
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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 Visakhapatnam Lok Sabha constituency.[2]
| Gajuwaka | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 24 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
Location of Gajuwaka Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Visakhapatnam |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Visakhapatnam |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 3,10,011 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | TDP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Palla Srinivasarao is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party.[3] As of 2024, 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][needs update] The constituency was established in 2008, as per the Delimitation Orders (2008).
Mandals
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 | |
| 2024 | Palla Srinivasa Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
Election results
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Palla Srinivasa Rao | 157,703 | 67.30 | ||
| YSRCP | Amarnath Gudivada | 62,468 | 26.66 | ||
| IND | Kakarlamudi Krishna Pradeep | 4,316 | 1.84 | ||
| CPI(M) | Jaggu Naidu Maradana | 3,970 | 1.69 | ||
| PSP | K. A. Paul | 1,700 | 0.73 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,518 | 0.65 | ||
| BSP | Nandikolla Appa Rao | 1,134 | 0.48 | ||
| IND | 2 Independent Candidates | 310 | 0.13 | ||
| OTH | 6 Other Party Candidates | 1,210 | 0.52 | ||
| Majority | 95,235 | 40.64 | |||
| Turnout | 234,329 | 70.07 | |||
| Swing to TDP from YSRCP | Swing | ||||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Tippala Nagireddy | 75,292 | 37.78 | ||
| JSP | Pawan Kalyan | 58,539 | 29.37 | ||
| TDP | Palla Srinivasa Rao | 56,642 | 28.42 | ||
| BJP | Pulusu Janardhana Rao | 2,770 | 1.39 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,764 | 0.89 | ||
| INC | Gollakota Venkata Subba Rao | 1,484 | 0.74 | ||
| IND | 2 Independent Candidates | 859 | 0.43 | ||
| OTH | 5 Other Party Candidates | 1,934 | 0.97 | ||
| Majority | 16,753 | 8.41 | |||
| Turnout | 199,284 | 64.28 | |||
| Swing to YSRCP from TDP | Swing | ||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Palla Srinivasa Rao | 97,109 | 51.54 | ||
| YSRCP | Tippala Nagireddy | 75,397 | 40.02 | ||
| LSP | Jampana Sridevi | 3,627 | 1.93 | ||
| CPI(M) | Narasinga Rao Chandada | 3,262 | 1.73 | ||
| INC | Y. V. Sudhakar Naidu | 2,350 | 1.25 | ||
| CPI | Appari Joseph Stalin | 1,505 | 0.80 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,103 | 0.59 | ||
| IND | 6 Independent Candidates | 1,910 | 1.01 | ||
| OTH | 5 Other Party Candidates | 2,138 | 1.13 | ||
| Majority | 21,712 | 11.52 | |||
| Turnout | 188,401 | 64.92 | |||
| Swing to TDP from PRP | Swing | ||||
2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRP | Chinthalapudi Venkataramaiah | 50,994 | 33.20 | ||
| IND | Nagi Reddy Tippala | 33,087 | 21.54 | ||
| INC | Gurumurthi Reddy Tippala | 29,547 | 19.24 | ||
| CPI(M) | Chandada Narasinga Rao | 24,371 | 15.87 | ||
| LSP | Ananda Beeharilal Gottimukkala | 8,959 | 5.83 | ||
| BJP | G. Sasidharan Pillai | 1,719 | 1.12 | ||
| IND | Gurunaidu Mudadla | 1,618 | 1.05 | ||
| BSP | Cheekatla Prasad Gandhi | 806 | 0.52 | ||
| IND | Ashok Vardhan | 493 | 0.32 | ||
| OTH | 2 Other Party Candidates | 2,002 | 1.30 | ||
| Majority | 17,907 | 11.66 | |||
| Turnout | 153,596 | 69.53 | |||
| PRP win (new seat) | |||||
Trivia
- In the 2019 election, Deputy Chief Minister and actor Pawan Kalyan contested from this constituency and the Bhimavaram Assembly constituency in his electoral debut, but was defeated in both seats.