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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 23 · 2014

Visakhapatnam North

Winner — 2014

PENMETSA VISHNU KUMAR RAJU
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 51.3%YSRCP 39.9%12 others 8.7%
Votes
82,079
51.3% share
Winning margin
18,240
11.4% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
59.8%
of 2,67,215

A clear win with a 11.4% margin.

Seat history

0 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.36 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PENMETSA VISHNU KUMAR RAJU
NDA (NDA)
82,07951.3%
2
CHOKKAKULA VENKATA RAO
YSRCP
63,83939.9%
3
BHESETTY APPARAO BABJI
LSP
4,8473.0%
4
BHARATHI VENKATESWARI GUNTURU
INC
4,0722.5%
NOTA
NOTA
1,4400.9%
6
GADU VVS KAMALAKARA RAO
JASPA
1,3170.8%
7
SHAIK NAGOOR
6540.4%
8
BANNA RAMESH
DABAP
3880.2%
9
ENGAMURI RAMYA
IND
3160.2%
10
OMMI YELLAJI RAO YADAV
IND
2180.1%
11
VIJAYAKUMAR NALLABILLI
IND
1980.1%
12
SELAGAMSETTY PRASADA RAO
IND
1870.1%
13
KARI MADHUSUDHANA RAO
IND
1760.1%
14
SARIPALLI DEMULLU
IND
1310.1%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Low turnout (171st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
11.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 25.3% · min 0.2% · max 55.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
171st of 175

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
22nd of 175

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
153rd of 175

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
175 seats · 88 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 51.3%YSRCP 39.9%OTH 7.8%NOTA 0.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/13

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.36 Cr

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
42,90,589
Density
384 / km²
Sex ratio
1006 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
11,161 km²
SC population7.7%
ST population14.4%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.7%Other 4.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water56.3%
Electricity89.7%
Sanitation51.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.3%
Children fully vaccinated76.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.0%
Children underweight (under 5)33.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.0%
Women literate69.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.4%
Clean cooking fuel72.9%
Health insurance64.9%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bamboo Craft🏺Basket Weaving🏺Coffee (Araku)🏺Etikoppaka Lacquerware/Wooden Toys🏺Palm Leaf🏺Payakaraopet Silk Sarees🏺Rock Bee Honey🏺Seafood Cluster

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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