Visakhapatnam North (Assembly constituency)
Visakhapatnam North Assembly constituency is a constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is one of 15 constituencies in the Visakhapatnam district.
Penmetsa Vishnu Kumar Raju is the present MLA from the Bharatiya Janata Party and has won the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2014.
Overview
It is part of the Visakhapatnam Lok Sabha constituency along with another six Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Srungavarapukota, Bhimli, Visakhapatnam East, Visakhapatnam South, Visakhapatnam West and Gajuwaka.
Members of Legislative Assembly
- 2009 - Vijaya Kumar Thynala, Indian National Congress
- 2014 - Penmetsa Vishnu Kumar Raju, Bharatiya Janata Party
Election Results
Assembly Elections 2009
| Andhra Pradesh state assembly elections, 2009: Visakhapatnam North | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| INC | Vijaya Kumar Thynala | 49,344 | 34.59 | ||
| PRP | Dr Shirin Rahman Shaik | 43,821 | 30.72 | ||
| TDP | Bharanikana Jaya | 26,990 | 18.92 | ||
| Majority | 5,523 | 3.87 | |||
| Turnout | 142,643 | 67.81 | |||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
Assembly elections 2014
| Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2014: Visakhapatnam North | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| BJP | Penmetsa Vishnu Kumar Raju | 82,079 | 51.34 | ||
| YSR Congress | Chokkakula Venkata Rao | 63,839 | 39.93 | ||
| Majority | 18,240 | 11.41 | |||
| Turnout | 159,862 | 59.97 | -7.84 | ||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
See also
- List of constituencies of Andhra Pradesh Vidhan Sabha