Visakhapatnam Assembly Constituency
Visakhapatnam Assembly constituency was one of constituencies to Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. It was part of Visakhapatnam Lok Sabha constituency. It existed from the 1951 delimitation to 1963.
Before 1 October 1953, it was part of Madras State and its member represented in the Madras Legislative Assembly. From then until 1 November 1956, it was part of Andhra State. From 1 November 1956, it was part of Andhra Pradesh until its abolition.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Madras State
| Year | Con. No. |
Res. | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 19 | ST | Tenneti Viswanadham | Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party | |
Andhra State
| Year | Con. No. |
Res. | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 23 | None | Ankitham Venkata Bhanoji Rao | Indian National Congress | |
Andhra Pradesh
| Year | Con. No. |
Res. | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 27 | None | Ankitham Venkata Bhanoji Rao | Indian National Congress | |
Election results
1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ankitham Venkata Bhanoji Rao | 21,221 | 48.10 | ||
| Independent | Tenneti Viswanatham | 17,394 | 39.42 | ||
| ABJS | K. S. Appala Narasimha Raju | 3,391 | 7.69 | ||
| Independent | Nakkana Appa Rao | 2,114 | 4.79 | ||
| Margin of victory | 3,827 | 8.67 | |||
| Total valid votes | 44,120 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 1,670 | 3.65 | |||
| Turnout | 45,790 | 63.78 | |||
| Registered electors | 71,794 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
1955
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ankitham Venkata Bhanoji Rao | 15,457 | 58.52 | ||
| Independent | Maddi Pattabhiramareddi | 6,955 | 26.33 | ||
| CPI | Yellamanchili Vijayakumar | 3,250 | 12.31 | ||
| Independent | Singavarapu Surya Rao | 749 | 2.84 | ||
| Margin of victory | 8,502 | 32.19 | |||
| Total valid votes | 26,411 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 26,411 | 45.43 | |||
| Registered electors | 58,132 | ||||
| INC gain from KMPP | Swing | ||||
1952
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KMPP | Tenneti Viswanadham | 11,290 | 38.06 | ||
| Independent | S. Appala Nayudu | 5,988 | 20.19 | ||
| Independent | C. Moses | 4,249 | 14.33 | ||
| Socialist | B. Mullikarjuna Rao | 4,208 | 14.19 | ||
| INC | K. K. Sarveswarasastry | 3,926 | 13.24 | ||
| Margin of victory | 5,302 | 17.88 | |||
| Total valid votes | 29,661 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 29,661 | 43.44 | |||
| Registered electors | 68,284 | ||||
| KMPP win (new seat) | |||||
See also
- List of constituencies of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
- Visakhapatnam-I Assembly constituency
- Visakhapatnam-II Assembly constituency
References
- ^ "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1951". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh 1962 election result". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "Andhra State 1955 election result". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "Madras 1952 election result". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 September 2023.