Vijayawada West (Assembly constituency) or(Bhavani Puram) is a constituency in
NTR district
NTR district is a district in coastal Andhra Region in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The administrative headquarters is located at Vijayawada. The district is named after former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N. T. Rama Rao.
History ...
of
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...
, representing the
state legislative assembly in
India
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. As per the ''Delimitation Orders (1967),'' the constituency was formed. It is one of the seven assembly segments of
Vijayawada Lok Sabha constituency, along with
Tiruvuru (SC),
Vijayawada Central,
Vijayawada East,
Mylavaram
Mylavaram is a town in NTR district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Mylavaram mandal of Vijayawada revenue division. Mylavaram village has higher literacy rate compared to Andhra Pradesh.In 2011, literacy rate of Mylavar ...
,
Nandigama
Nandigama is a town in NTR district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a Municipality and also the headquarters of Nandigama mandal in Nandigama revenue division.
Geography
Nandigama is located 50 km West of Vijayawada and 46&nb ...
, and
Jaggayyapeta
Jaggayyapeta, also spelled “Jaggiahpet”, is a census town in NTR district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, located just southwest of the border with Telangana. It is also the mandal headquarters of Jaggayyapeta mandal of Nandigama revenu ...
.
''Velam Palli Srinivasa Rao'' is the present
MLA of the constituency, who won the
2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
The 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections were held in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh on 11 April 2019 for constituting the fifteenth Legislative Assembly in the state. They were held alongside the 2019 Indian general election ...
from
YSR Congress Party
The Yuvajana Shramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP or YCP; ) is an Indian regional political party based in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Its president Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy serves as the state's chief minister. It is currently the fifth lar ...
.
, there are a total of 232,555 electors in the constituency.
Mandals
The mandal and wards that form the assembly constituency are:
Members of Legislative Assembly
Vellampalli Srinivas is the present
MLA of the constituency from YSRCP. He defeated Shabana Katun of TDP.
Assembly elections 2009
Assembly elections 2014
Assembly elections 2019
See also
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Vijayawada East (Assembly constituency)
Vijayawada East Assembly constituency is a constituency in NTR 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 Vijayawada Lok Sabha con ...
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Vijayawada Central (Assembly constituency)
Vijayawada Central Assembly constituency is a constituency in the NTR 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 Vijayawada Lok Sa ...
References
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Assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh