Visakhapatnam Assembly constituency

Constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly

Visakhapatnam

Former constituency for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country| India
Region| South India
State| Andhra Pradesh
District| Visakhapatnam
Lok Sabha constituency| Visakhapatnam
Established| 1951
Abolished| 1963
Reservation| None

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.[1]

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

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### Madras State

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Year  | Con.
No. | Res. | Member  | Party

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1952 | 19  | ST  | Tenneti Viswanadham |  | Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party

### Andhra State

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Year  | Con.
No. | Res. | Member  | Party

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1955 | 23  | None  | Ankitham Venkata Bhanoji Rao  |  | Indian National Congress

### Andhra Pradesh

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Year  | Con.
No. | Res. | Member  | Party

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1962 | 27  | None  | Ankitham Venkata Bhanoji Rao  |  | Indian National Congress

## Election results

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### 1962

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1962 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Visakhapatnam[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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1955 Andhra State Legislative Assembly election: Visakhapatnam[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Visakhapatnam[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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* List of constituencies of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
* Visakhapatnam-I Assembly constituency
* Visakhapatnam-II Assembly constituency

## References

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1. ^ "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1951". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
2. ^ "Andhra Pradesh 1962 election result". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
3. ^ "Andhra State 1955 election result". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
4. ^ "Madras 1952 election result". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 September 2023.

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