Vizianagaram Lok Sabha constituency is one of the twenty-five lok sabha constituencies of Andhra Pradesh in India. As per the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order (2008), it was formed with seven assembly segments belongs to Vizianagaram and Srikakulam districts .[1][2]
| Vizianagaram AP-3 | |
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| Lok Sabha constituency | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Vizianagaram Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| Assembly constituencies | Etcherla Rajam Bobbili Cheepurupalli Gajapathinagaram Nellimarla Vizianagaram |
| Established | 2008 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | TDP |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Assembly segments
editThe seven Assembly segments of Vizianagaram Lok Sabha constituency are:[3]
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | Leading (in 2024) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Etcherla | Srikakulam | Nadukuditi Eswara Rao | BJP | TDP | ||
| 9 | Rajam (SC) | Vizianagaram | Kondru Murali Mohan | TDP | TDP | ||
| 14 | Bobbili | R.V.S.K.K.Ranga Rao (Babynayana) | TDP | TDP | |||
| 15 | Cheepurupalli | Kimidi Kalavenkata Rao | TDP | TDP | |||
| 16 | Gajapathinagaram | Kondapalli Srinivas | TDP | TDP | |||
| 17 | Nellimarla | Lokam Naga Madhavi | JSP | TDP | |||
| 18 | Vizianagaram | Pusapati Aditi Vijayalakshmi | TDP | TDP | |||
Members of Parliament
edit| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
1967-2009 : See Bobbili
| |||
| 2009 | Botsa Jhansi Lakshmi | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | Ashok Gajapathi Raju | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2019 | Bellana Chandra Sekhar | YSR Congress Party | |
| 2024 | Appalanaidu Kalisetti | Telugu Desam Party | |
Election results
edit2024
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Appalanaidu Kalisetti | 743,113 | 57.20 |  13.65
| |
| YSRCP | Bellana Chandra Sekhar | 4,93,762 | 38.00 |  9.49
| |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 23,250 | 1.79 | N/A | |
| INC | Bobbili Srinu | 10,623 | 0.82 | 0.47
| |
| Majority | 2,49,351 | 19.19 | 15.27
| ||
| Turnout | 12,99,242 | 81.96 | 0.68
| ||
| TDP gain from YSRCP | Swing | ||||
2019
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Bellana Chandra Sekhar | 578,418 | 47.49 | 9.14
| |
| TDP | Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati | 530,382 | 43.55 | 4.34
| |
| JSP | Mukka Srinivasa Rao | 34,192 | 2.81 | New | |
| INC | Adiraju Yedla | 15,725 | 1.29 | 9.64
| |
| BJP | Sanyasi Raju Pakalapati | 7,266 | 0.60 | 0.60
| |
| Majority | 48,036 | 3.92 | 5.62
| ||
| Turnout | 12,24,433 | 81.28 | 1.49
| ||
| Registered electors | 15,03,980 | ||||
| YSRCP gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
General Election 2014
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati | 536,549 | 47.89 | 13.47
| |
| YSRCP | Ravu Venkata Swetha Chalapathi Kumara Krishna Rangarao | 429,638 | 38.35 | New | |
| INC | Botsa Jhansi Lakshmi | 122,487 | 10.93 | 29.43
| |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 6,528 | 0.58 | N/A | |
| Majority | 106,911 | 9.54 | 3.60
| ||
| Turnout | 112,0,316 | 79.79 | 2.72
| ||
| TDP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
General Election 2009
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Botcha Jhansi Lakshmi | 411,584 | 40.36 | ||
| TDP | Kondapalli Appala Naidu | 351,013 | 34.42 | ||
| PRP | Kimidi Ganapathi Rao | 172,034 | 16.87 | ||
| Majority | 60,571 | 5.94 | |||
| Turnout | 1,019,825 | 77.07 | |||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The Andhra Pradesh Gazette" (PDF). Official website of the Chief Electoral Officer, Telangana. Hyderabad: Delimitation Commission of India. 22 January 2007. p. 21. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ Rao, K. srinivasa (19 May 2019). "Postal ballots increase tenfold in Srikakulam". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. 17 December 2018. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ VIZIANAGARAM LOK SABHA (GENERAL) ELECTIONS RESULT
- ^ "General Election 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.