| State | Andhra Pradesh |
|---|---|
| District | Visakhapatnam |
| Loksabha cons | Visakhapatnam |
| Reservation | None |
| Established | 2008 |
| Constituency no | 23 |
| Mla | Penmetsa Vishnu Kumar Raju |
| Latest election year | 2024 |
| Electors | 280,151 |
Visakhapatnam North is a constituency in Visakhapatnam 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 Visakhapatnam Lok Sabha constituency.[2]
Penmetsa Vishnu Kumar Raju is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Bharatiya Janata Party. As of 2019, there are a total of 280,151 electors in the constituency.[3][needs update] The constituency was established in 2008, as per the Delimitation Orders (2008).
Mandal
The mandal and wards that forms the assembly constituency are:[2]
| Mandal |
|---|
| Visakhapatnam (Urban) Mandal (Part) Visakhapatnam (M.Corp) Ward No. 36 to 41, 44 to 45 and 49 to 52 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Political Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
Until 2008: Constituency did not exist | |||
| 2009 | Thynala Vijaya Kumar | ||
| 2014 | Penmetsa Vishnu Kumar Raju | ||
| 2019 | Ganta Srinivasa Rao | ||
| 2024 | Penmetsa Vishnu Kumar Raju | ||
See also
References
- ^ "Electors Summary". Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008". The Election Commission of India. 17 December 2018. pp. 17, 30. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Electors Summary". Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.