Visakhapatnam North
Assembly seat no. 23 in Andhra Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 4 times since 2009.
Winner, 2024
Vishnu Kumar Raju Penmetsa
BJP
Elections held
4
2009–2024
Most successful party
BJP
won 2 of 4
Margin, 2024
47,534
25.26% of valid votes
Result, 2024
Runner-up
YSRCPKannaparaju Kammila (k.k. Raju)
- Votes
- 61,267
- Vote share
- 32.55%
- Behind by
- 47,534
Electors
2,86,016
Total votes polled
1,88,208
Valid votes
1,88,208
NOTA votes
1,130
0.60% of votes polled
Turnout
65.8%
Full result, 2024
15 candidates · 1,88,208 valid votes
Vishnu Kumar Raju PenmetsaBJPwon
1,08,801
57.8%
Kannaparaju Kammila (k.k. Raju)YSRCP
61,267
32.6%
Vaddi SirishaIND
5,311
2.8%
Lakshmi Narayana V.v. (j D Lakshmi Narayana)JBNP
5,160
2.7%
Lakkaraju Rama RaoINC
4,252
2.3%
Peddada KanakamahalakshmiBSP
938
0.5%
Gumpula Sarat BabuSP
395
0.2%
Chintada SuryamuNBBHNRSVP
231
0.1%
Ronanki Chalapathi RaoIND
176
0.1%
Yalamanchili SahithiIND
113
0.1%
Boddu SrinivasIND
104
0.1%
P. JagadeeshJJSP
87
0.0%
Showing the top 12 of 15. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 4 of 4 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Vishnu Kumar Raju Penmetsa | BJP | 1,08,801 | 57.81% | Kannaparaju Kammila (k.k. Raju) | 47,534 |
| 2019 | GANTA SRINIVASA RAO | TDP | 67,352 | 38.09% | KAMMILA KANNAPARAJU (K.K. RAJU) | 1,944 |
| 2014 | PENMETSA VISHNU KUMAR RAJU | BJP | 82,079 | 51.34% | CHOKKAKULA VENKATA RAO | 18,240 |
| 2009 | VIJAYA KUMAR THYNALA | INC | 49,344 | 34.59% | DR SHIRIN RAHMAN SHAIK | 5,523 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above