Vizianagaram Assembly constituency

Constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India

Vizianagaram

Constituency No. 18 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly

Location of Vizianagaram Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh

Constituency details
Country| India
Region| South India
State| Andhra Pradesh
District| Vizianagaram
Lok Sabha constituency| Vizianagaram
Established| 1951
Total electors| 231,554
Reservation| None
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent

Pusapati Aditi Vijayalakshmi

Party| Telugu Desam Party
Elected year| 2024

Vizianagaram Assembly constituency is a constituency in Vizianagaram 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 Vizianagaram Lok Sabha constituency.[2]

Pusapati Aditi Vijayalakshmi is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party.[3] As of 2019, there are a total of 231,554 electors in the constituency.[4][needs update] The constituency was established in 1951, as per the Delimitation Orders (1951).

## Mandals

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Vizianagaram mandal is the only mandal that forms a part of the constituency.[2]

Vizianagaram Assembly Constituency

Mandal

Vizianagaram

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Year  | Member  | Political party

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1952 | Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapati Raju |  | Socialist Party
1955 |  | Praja Socialist Party
1957^  | Bhattam Srirama Murthy |  | Socialist Party
1962 |  | Indian National Congress
1967 | Vobbilisetty Rama Rao  |  | Bharatiya Jana Sangh
1972 | Appannadora Appasani  |  | Indian National Congress
1978 | Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju |  | Janata Party
1983 |  | Telugu Desam Party
1985
1989
1994
1999
2004 | Kolagatla Veerabhadra Swamy |  | Independent
2009 | Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju |  | Telugu Desam Party
2014 | Meesala Geetha
2019 | Kolagatla Veerabhadra Swamy  |  | YSR Congress Party
2024 | Pusapati Aditi Vijayalakshmi |  | Telugu Desam Party

^by-election

## Election results

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### 1952

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1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Vizianagaram[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Socialist | Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapati Raju | 52,548  | 39.20%  |
| Independent | Gudivada Appalaswamy  | 16,120  | 12.03%  |
| INC | Chinna Suryanarayana  | 9,117  | 6.80%  | 6.80%
| KMPP | Sakati Guruwala  | 6,085  | 4.54%  |
Margin of victory  | 2,377  | 1.77%  |
Turnout | 1,34,041  | 91.71%  |
Registered electors | 1,46,158  |  |
| Socialist win (new seat)

### 1957 by-election

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1957 Madras Legislative Assembly by-election: Vizianagaram[6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Socialist | B. Sriramamurty | Unopposed
Margin of victory  | 0  |  |
Turnout |  |  |
| Socialist gain from PSP | Swing |  |

### 2004

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2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Vizianagaram  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | Veera Bhadra Swamy Kolagatla | 47,444  | 40.60  |
| TDP | Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati | 46,318  | 39.64  |
| INC | Gurana Sadhu Rao  | 19,861  | 17.00  |
Majority | 1,126  | 0.96  |
Turnout | 116,857  | 64.64  | −1.23
| Independent gain from TDP | Swing |  |

### 2009

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2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Vizianagaram  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| TDP | Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati | 52,890  | 38.18  |
| INC | Veera Bhadra Swamy Kolagatla | 49,608  | 35.81  | −
| PRP | Geetha Meesala  | 28,341  | 20.46  |
Majority | 3,282  | 2.37  |
Turnout | 138,543  | 64.74  | +0.10
| TDP gain from Independent | Swing |  |

### 2014

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2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Vizianagaram  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| TDP |  Geetha Meesala  | 77,320  | 49.82  |
| YSRCP | Veera Bhadra Swamy Kolagatla | 61,916  | 39.89  |
Majority | 15,404  | 9.93  |
Turnout | 155,206  | 71.87  | +7.13
| TDP hold | Swing |  |

### 2019

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2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Vizianagaram  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| YSRCP | Veera Bhadra Swamy Kolagatla | 78,849  | 47.96  |
| TDP | Aditi Vijayalakshmi Gajapathi Raju  | 72,432  | 44.05  |
| JSP | Palavalasa Yasasvi  | 7190  | 4.37  |
Majority | 6,400  | 4  | −58.45
Turnout | 1,62,623  | 70.09  | −2.54
| YSRCP gain from TDP | Swing |  |

### 2024

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2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Vizianagaram  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| TDP | Aditi Vijayalakshmi Gajapathi Raju  | 121,241  | 64.21  | +40.26
| YSRCP | Kolagatla Veerabhadra Swamy | 60,632  | 32.11  | −23.10
| Independent |  Geetha Meesala  | 2,054  | 1.09  |
| INC | Satish Kumar Sunkari  | 1,527  | 0.81  |
| NOTA | None Of The Above  | 1,365  | 0.72  |
Majority | 60,609  | 32.10  | +847.02
Turnout | 1,88,807  | 81.05  | +13.89
| TDP gain from YSRCP | Swing |  |

## See also

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* List of constituencies of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly

## References

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1. ^ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
2. ^ 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 2024". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
4. ^ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
5. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
6. ^ "Bye-election results 1952-95". www.eci.gov.in. Archived from the original (XLS) on 11 January 2012.

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