Visakhapatnam East Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India
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Visakhapatnam East 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]
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| Visakhapatnam East | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 21 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
Location of Visakhapatnam East 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 | 272,215 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | TDP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Velagapudi Ramakrishna Babu 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 271,215 electors in the constituency.[4][needs update] The constituency was established in 2008, as per the Delimitation Orders (2008).
Mandals
The mandal and wards that form the assembly constituency are:[2]
| Mandal |
|---|
| Visakhapatnam (Urban) Mandal (Part) Visakhapatnam (M.Corp) Ward No. 1 to 11 and 53 to 55 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Velagapudi Ramakrishna Babu | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2014 | |||
| 2019 | |||
| 2024 | |||
Election results
2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Velagapudi Ramakrishna Babu | 44,233 | 32.03 | ||
| PRP | Chennuboina Srinivasa Rao | 40,202 | 29.11 | ||
| INC | Appa Rao Vurukuti | 38,098 | 27.59 | ||
| LSP | Jhansi Lakshmi Ravala | 10,022 | 7.35 | ||
| BJP | K. Rajakumari | 2,218 | 1.62 | ||
| Majority | 4,031 | 2.92 | |||
| Turnout | 138,104 | 68.22 | |||
| TDP win (new seat) | |||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Velagapudi Ramakrishna Babu | 100,624 | 60.45 | ||
| YSRCP | Chennuboina Srinivasa Rao | 52,741 | 31.69 | ||
| Majority | 47,883 | 28.76 | |||
| Turnout | 166,453 | 64.88 | −3.34 | ||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Velagapudi Ramakrishna Babu | 87,073 | 50.10 | −10.35 | |
| YSRCP | Akaramani Vijaya Nirmala | 60,599 | 34.87 | +3.18 | |
| JSP | Tatarao Kona | 17,873 | 10.28 | +10.28 | |
| Majority | 26,474 | 15.23 | −13.53 | ||
| Turnout | 173,804 | 64.73 | −0.15 | ||
| TDP hold | Swing | -10.35 | |||
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Velagapudi Ramakrishna Babu | 132,047 | 64.89 | ||
| YSRCP | M. V. V. Satyanarayana | 61,170 | 30.06 | ||
| INC | Guthula Srinivas Rao | 3,430 | 1.69 | ||
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 1,508 | 0.74 | ||
| Majority | 70,877 | ||||
| Turnout | 203,494 | ||||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||