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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 21 · 2024
Visakhapatnam East
Winner — 2024
Ramakrishna Babu Velagapudi
TDP· NDA (NDA)
TDP 64.6%YSRCP 29.9%13 others 5.4%
Votes
1,32,047
64.6% share
Winning margin
70,877
34.7% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
69.8%
of 2,92,444
Visakhapatnam East is a safe seat — Ramakrishna Babu Velagapudi won by 34.7%.
Seat history
5 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.37 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ramakrishna Babu Velagapudi | NDA (NDA) | 1,32,047 | 64.9% |
| 2 | M V V Satyanarayana | 61,170 | 30.1% | |
| 3 | Vaddi Sirisha | IND | 3,508 | 1.7% |
| 4 | Guthula Srinivas Rao | 3,430 | 1.7% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,508 | 0.7% |
| 6 | Joseph Peter | 494 | 0.2% | |
| 7 | Adapaka Dali Raju | NBBHNRSVP | 246 | 0.1% |
| 8 | Barla Appala Padmakar Yadav | IND | 164 | 0.1% |
| 9 | Dr.ganapathi. Kongarapu | 162 | 0.1% | |
| 10 | Thota Venkata Sai Mukund | PRJPP | 155 | 0.1% |
| 11 | Anagani Shiva Ramakrishna | IND | 151 | 0.1% |
| 12 | Ummidi. Bhaskar Rao | IND | 150 | 0.1% |
| 13 | Adada Ramani | IND | 131 | 0.1% |
| 14 | Yedla Venugopala Krishna (suman) | BCYP | 92 | 0.1% |
| 15 | E. Hymavathi | PPOI | 86 | 0.0% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (163rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe34.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.9% · min 1.8% · max 56.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
163rd of 175How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.95
fewer partiesmore parties
157th of 175How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
120th of 175Where does the house stand?
SEAT
175 seats · 88 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.95EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TDP 64.9%YSRCP 30.1%OTH 4.3%NOTA 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
5/14
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.37 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%
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
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.