Visakhapatnam South (Assembly constituency)

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Visakhapatnam South
Constituency of
Incumbent MLAVasupalli Ganesh Kumar
Political PartyTelugu Desam Party
Elected Year2009
Constituency Details
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictVisakhapatnam
ReservationGeneral
Total Electors209,186

Visakhapatnam South Assembly constituency is a constituency in Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh, representing the state legislative assembly in India.[1] It is one of the seven assembly segments of Visakhapatnam (Lok Sabha constituency), along with Bheemili, Visakhapatnam East, Visakhapatnam North, Visakhapatnam West and Gajuwaka.[2] Vasupalli Ganesh Kumar is the present MLA of the constituency, who won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party but later defected to YSR Congress Party.[3] As of 25 March 2019, there a total of 209,186 electors in the constituency.[4]

Mandals[]

The mandal and wards that forms the assembly constituency are:[2]

S.No Mandal Name
1 Visakhapatnam (Urban) Mandal (Part) Visakhapatnam (M.Corp) Ward No. 12 to 34, 42 to 43 and 46 to 48

Members of Legislative Assembly[]

Year Member Political Party
2009 Dronamraju Srinivasa Rao Indian National Congress
2014 Vasupalli Ganesh Kumar Telugu Desam Party
2019 Vasupalli Ganesh Kumar Telugu Desam Party

Election results[]

Assembly Elections 2009[]

2009 Andhra Pradesh state assembly elections: Visakhapatnam South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC 45,971 35.66
PRP 45,630 35.40
TDP 24,208 18.78
BJP 2,128 1.65
Majority 341 0.26
Turnout 128,907 73.84
INC win (new seat)

Assembly elections 2014[]

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Visakhapatnam South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP 66,686 51.45
YSRCP 48,370 37.32
Majority 18,316 14.13
Turnout 129,613 65.65 -8.19
TDP gain from INC Swing

Assembly elections 2019[]

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Visakhapatnam South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP 52,172 41.5
YSRCP 48,443 38.54
Jana Sena 18,119 14.41
Majority 3,729 2.96
Turnout
TDP hold Swing

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "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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