Visakhapatnam South Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India
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Visakhapatnam South 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 South | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 22 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
Location of Visakhapatnam South 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 | 209,186 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | JSP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Vamsi Krishna Srinivas is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Janasena Party.[3] As of 2019, there were a total of 209,186 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. 12 to 34, 42 to 43 and 46 to 48 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Dronamraju Srinvasa Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | Vasupalli Ganesh Kumar | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2019 | |||
| 2024 | Vamsi Krishna Srinivas | Janasena Party | |
Election results
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JSP | Tadi Ravikumar | 124,000 | 49% |  | |
| YSRCP | Bandaru Manikanta | 11 |  | ||
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| Remaining | "" Candidates | | |||
| NOTA | None of the above | | |||
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2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| TDP | | ||||
| New | |||||
| Remaining | "" Candidates | | |||
| NOTA | None of the above | | |||
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2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | |||||
| Remaining | "" Candidates | ||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
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2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Dronamraju Srinivasa Rao | 45,971 | 35.66 | ||
| PRP | Kola Guruvulu | 45,630 | 35.40 | ||
| TDP | Vasupalli Ganesh Kumar | 24,208 | 18.78 | ||
| BJP | Challa Mahalakshmi | 2,128 | 1.65 | ||
| Majority | 341 | 0.26 | |||
| Turnout | 128,907 | 73.84 | |||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||