Visakhapatnam East Assembly constituency
| Visakhapatnam East | |
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| Constituency for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
 Location of Visakhapatnam East Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Visakhapatnam |
| LS constituency | Visakhapatnam |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 272,215 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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Incumbent Ramakrishna Babu Velagapudi
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| Party | Telugu Desam Party |
| Elected year | 2019 |
Visakhapatnam East Assembly constituency is a constituency in Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. It is one of the seven assembly segments of the Visakhapatnam Lok Sabha constituency.
Ramakrishna Babu Velagapudi is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party. As of 2019, there are a total of 271,215 electors in the constituency. The constituency was established in 2008, as per the Delimitation Orders (2008).
Mandals
The mandal and wards that form the assembly constituency are:
| Mandal |
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| Visakhapatnam (Urban) Mandal (Part) Visakhapatnam (M.Corp) Ward No. 1 to 11 and 53 to 55 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Andhra | |||
| 2009 | Velagapudi Ramakrishna Babu | Telugu Desam Party | |
| United Andhra | |||
| 2014 | Velagapudi Ramakrishna Babu | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2019 | |||
Election results
2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Ramakrishna Babu Velagapudi | 44,233 | 32.03 | ||
| PRP | Chennuboina Srinivasa Rao | 40,202 | 29.11 | ||
| INC | Appa Rao Vurukuti | 38,098 | 27.59 | ||
| LSP | Jhansi Lakshmi Ravala | 10,022 | 7.35 | ||
| BJP | K. Rajakumari | 2,218 | 1.62 | ||
| Majority | 4,031 | 2.92 | |||
| Turnout | 138,104 | 68.22 | |||
| TDP win (new seat) | |||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Ramakrishna Babu Velagapudi | 100,624 | 60.45 | ||
| YSRCP | Chennuboina Srinivasa Rao | 52,741 | 31.69 | ||
| Majority | 47,883 | 28.76 | |||
| Turnout | 166,453 | 64.88 | -3.34 | ||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Ramakrishna Babu Velagapudi | 87,073 | 50.10 | -10.35 | |
| YSRCP | Akaramani Vijaya Nirmala | 60,599 | 34.87 | +3.18 | |
| JSP | Tatarao Kona | 17,873 | 10.28 | +10.28 | |
| Majority | 26,474 | 15.23 | -13.53 | ||
| Turnout | 173,804 | 64.73 | -0.15 | ||
| TDP hold | Swing | -10.35 | |||