Vizianagaram Assembly constituency is a constituency in
Vizianagaram district
Vizianagaram district is one of the six districts in the Uttarandhra region of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Andhra Pradesh with its headquarters located at Vizianagaram. The district was once the part of ancient Ka ...
of
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (ISO 15919, ISO: , , AP) is a States and union territories of India, state on the East Coast of India, east coast of southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, seventh-largest state and th ...
that elects representatives to the
Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly ( Telugu: ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్ శాసన సభ, ISO: ''Āndhra Pradēś Śāsana Sabha'') is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state, Andhra Pradesh.
...
in
India
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. It is one of the seven assembly segments of
Vizianagaram Lok Sabha constituency
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 ...
.
Pusapati Aditi Vijayalakshmi
Pusapati Aditi Vijayalakshmi Gajapathi Raju (born 1983) is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. She is a first-time member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Vizianagaram Assembly constituency in Vizianagaram district. She rep ...
is the current
MLA of the constituency, having won the
2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
The 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election was held in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Andhra Pradesh on 13 May 2024 for constituting the 16th Andhra Pradesh Assembly, sixteenth Andhra Pradesh Assembly. The ...
from
Telugu Desam Party
The Telugu Desam Party (TDP; ) is an Indian regional political party primarily active in the Federated state, states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. It was founded by Telugu cinema, Telugu matinée idol N. T. Rama Rao (NTR) on 29 March 1982 a ...
.
As of 2019, there are a total of 231,554 electors in the constituency.
The constituency was established in 1951, as per the ''Delimitation Orders (1951)''.
Mandals
Vizianagaram mandal is the only
mandal
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that forms a part of the constituency.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
^by-election
Election results
1952
1957 by-election
2004
2009
2014
2019
2024
See also
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References
{{Assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh
Assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh
Vizianagaram district
Politics of Andhra Pradesh
Constituencies established in 1951
1951 establishments in Madras State
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