Visakhapatnam South (Assembly constituency)
Visakhapatnam South | |
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Constituency for the Vidhan Sabha | |
District | Visakhapatnam |
State | Andhra Pradesh |
Current constituency | |
Reservation | No |
Visakhapatnam South Assembly constituency is a constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is one of 15 constituencies in the Visakhapatnam district.
Overview
It is part of the Visakhapatnam Lok Sabha constituency along with another six Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Srungavarapukota, Bhimli, Visakhapatnam East, Visakhapatnam North, Visakhapatnam West and Gajuwaka.
Members of Legislative Assembly
- 2009 - Dronamraju Srinivasa Rao, Indian National Congress
- 2014 - Vasupalli Ganesh Kumar, Telugu Desam Party
Election Results
Assembly Elections 2009
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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INC | Dronamraju Srinivasa Rao | 45,971 | 35.66 | ||
PRP | Kola Guruvulu | 45,630 | 35.40 | ||
TDP | Ganesh Kumar Vasupalli | 24,208 | 18.78 | ||
Majority | 341 | 0.26 | |||
Turnout | 128,907 | 73.84 | |||
INC win (new seat) | |||||
Assembly elections 2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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TDP | Ganesh Kumar Vasupalli | 66,686 | 51.45 | ||
YSRCP | Kola Guruvulu | 48,370 | 37.32 | ||
Majority | 18,316 | 14.13 | |||
Turnout | 129,613 | 65.65 | -8.19 | ||
TDP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
See also
References
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