Visakhapatnam West Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India
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Visakhapatnam West 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 West | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 24 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
Location of Visakhapatnam West 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 | 236,310 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | TDP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Gana Venkata Reddy Naidu Pethakamsetti (Gana Babu) is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party.[3] As of 2019, there are a total of 236,310 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: Visakhapatnam (M.Corp) Ward No. 35 and 56 to 71, of the Visakhapatnam (Urban) Mandal.[2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Malla Vijaya Prasad | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | Gana Babu | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2019 | |||
| 2024 | |||
Election results
2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Malla Vijaya Prasad | 45,018 | 38.81 | ||
| PRP | P.G.V.R. Naidu | 40,874 | 35.24 | ||
| TDP | Gudivada Nagamani | 17,775 | 15.32 | ||
| LSP | Govardhan Reddi Avula | 5,502 | 4.82 | ||
| Majority | 4,144 | 3.57 | |||
| Turnout | 115,977 | 69.90 | |||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | P.G.V.R. Naidu | 76,791 | 56.66 | ||
| YSRCP | Dadi Ratnakar | 45,934 | 33.89 | ||
| Majority | 30,857 | 22.77 | |||
| Turnout | 135,523 | 59.78 | −10.12 | ||
| TDP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | P.G.V.R. Naidu | 68,699 | 50.96 | ||
| YSRCP | Malla Vijaya Prasad | 49,718 | 36.88 | ||
| CPI | J.V. Satyanarayana Murthy | 6,464 | 4.79 | ||
| Majority | 18,981 | 14.08 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||