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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 23 · 2024
Visakhapatnam North
Winner — 2024
Vishnu Kumar Raju Penmetsa
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 57.7%YSRCP 32.5%14 others 9.8%
Votes
1,08,801
57.7% share
Winning margin
47,534
25.2% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
65.9%
of 2,86,016
Visakhapatnam North is a safe seat — Vishnu Kumar Raju Penmetsa won by 25.2%.
Seat history
3 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.96 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vishnu Kumar Raju Penmetsa | NDA (NDA) | 1,08,801 | 57.8% |
| 2 | Kannaparaju Kammila (k.k. Raju) | 61,267 | 32.5% | |
| 3 | Vaddi Sirisha | IND | 5,311 | 2.8% |
| 4 | Lakshmi Narayana V.v. (j D Lakshmi Narayana) | JBNP | 5,160 | 2.7% |
| 5 | Lakkaraju Rama Rao | 4,252 | 2.3% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,130 | 0.6% |
| 7 | Peddada Kanakamahalakshmi | 938 | 0.5% | |
| 8 | Gumpula Sarat Babu | 395 | 0.2% | |
| 9 | Chintada Suryamu | NBBHNRSVP | 231 | 0.1% |
| 10 | Ronanki Chalapathi Rao | IND | 176 | 0.1% |
| 11 | Yalamanchili Sahithi | IND | 113 | 0.1% |
| 12 | Boddu Srinivas | IND | 104 | 0.1% |
| 13 | P. Jagadeesh | JJSP | 87 | 0.1% |
| 14 | Chappa Ramunaidu | IND | 85 | 0.1% |
| 15 | Borra Ramesh | IND | 81 | 0.0% |
| 16 | Koneti Eswara Veera Bhadrachari | IND | 77 | 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 (171st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe25.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 25.3% · min 0.2% · max 55.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
171st of 175How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
22nd of 175How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
153rd of 175Where does the house stand?
SEAT
175 seats · 88 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 57.8%YSRCP 32.5%OTH 9.0%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/15
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.96 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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