Vijayawada West Assembly constituency
| Vijayawada West | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 79 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
.png) Location of Vijayawada West Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | NTR |
| LS constituency | Vijayawada |
| Established | 1967 |
| Total electors | 232,555 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Vijayawada West Assembly constituency is a constituency in NTR 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 Vijayawada Lok Sabha constituency.[2]
Sujana Chowdary is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Bharatiya Janata Party.[3] As of 2019, there are a total of 232,555 electors in the constituency.[4][needs update] The constituency was established in 1967, as per the Delimitation Orders (1967).[5]
Mandals
[edit]The mandal and wards that form the assembly constituency are:[2]
| Mandal |
|---|
| Vijayawada Urban mandal (Part) |
| Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (Ward No. 1 to 13, 15 to 19, 75 and 76) |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Marupilla Chitti | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | Asib Pasha | ||
| 1978 | Pothina Chinna | ||
| 1983 | B. S. Jayaraju | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1985 | Uppalapati Ramachandra Raju | Communist Party of India | |
| 1989 | M. K. Baig | Indian National Congress | |
| 1994 | Kakarlapudi Subba Raju | Communist Party of India | |
| 1999 | Jaleel Khan | Indian National Congress | |
| 2004 | Shaik Nasar Vali | Communist Party of India | |
| 2009 | Vellampalli Srinivas | Praja Rajyam Party | |
| 2014 | Jaleel Khan | YSR Congress Party | |
| 2019 | Vellampalli Srinivas | ||
| 2024 | Sujana Chowdary | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
[edit]2009
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRP | Vellampalli Srinivas | 51,467 | 34.16 | ||
| INC | Mallika Begum | 43,125 | 28.63 | ||
| Majority | 8,342 | ||||
| Turnout | 154,459 | 65.21 | |||
| PRP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2014
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Jaleel Khan | 63,180 | 40.89 | ||
| BJP | Vellampalli Srinivas | 60,072 | 38.88 | ||
| Majority | 3,108 | 2.01 | |||
| Turnout | 154,459 | 65.21 | |||
| YSRCP gain from PRP | Swing | ||||
2019
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Vellampalli Srinivas | 58,435 | 38.04 | ||
| TDP | Shabana Musarat Khatoon | 50,764 | 33.04 | ||
| JSP | Pothina Venkata Mahesh | 22,367 | 14.56 | ||
| Majority | 7,671 | 5.00 | |||
| Turnout | 153,623 | 63.41 | |||
| YSRCP hold | Swing | ||||
2024
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sujana Chowdary | 105,669 | 61.49 | ||
| YSRCP | Shaik Asif | 58,637 | 34.12 | ||
| CPI | Koteswara Rao Gummadidala | 3,723 | 2.17 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,236 | 0.72 | ||
| Majority | 47,032 | 27.37 | |||
| Turnout | 1,71,843 | ||||
| BJP gain from YSRCP | Swing | ||||
See also
[edit]- List of constituencies of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
- Vijayawada East Assembly constituency
- Vijayawada Central Assembly constituency
References
[edit]- ^ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. 17 December 2018. pp. 21, 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Assembly Election 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "The Gazette of India Extraordinary (Delimitation Orders, 1967)" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ "List of Successful Candidates in Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election in 2009". Elections.in. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ "The Andhra Pradesh Gazette, Part-V Extraordinary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. Hyderabad. 20 May 2014. p. 14. Retrieved 13 June 2019.