Andhra Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2019
Gana Venkata Reddy Naidu Pethakamsetti (GANA BABU) of Telugu Desam won the Visakhapatnam West Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Andhra Pradesh in the 2019 state assembly election, securing 68,699 votes (51.60% vote share). The runner-up was Vijay Prasad Malla (Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party) with 49,718 votes.
A total of 12 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.
| Position | Candidate Name | Votes | Votes% | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gana Venkata Reddy Naidu Pethakamsetti (GANA BABU) | 68699 | 51.60% | Telugu Desam |
| 2 | Vijay Prasad Malla | 49718 | 37.30% | Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party |
| 3 | Jamisetti Venkata Satyanarayana Murthy | 6464 | 4.90% | Communist Party Of India |
| 4 | Budda Chandra Sekhar | 3206 | 2.40% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 5 | Rupan Nutan Vinod Kumar Pydipati | 1984 | 1.50% | Independent |
| 6 | Bhagat Piridi | 1769 | 1.30% | Indian National Congress |
| 7 | Sigilipalli Paparao | 324 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 8 | Yenneti Ramu | 317 | 0.20% | India Praja Bandhu Party |
| 9 | Kota Surya Sankara Rao | 295 | 0.20% | Marxist Communist Party Of India (United) |
| 10 | Pediredla Nanaji | 199 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 11 | Veera Venkata Satyanarayana Murthy Peyyala | 143 | 0.10% | Republican Party Of India |
| 12 | Mamidi Ramakrishna | 139 | 0.10% | Independent |
The Visakhapatnam West constituency is part of the Andhra Pradesh Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2019 Assembly election, 12 candidates contested for this seat. Gana Venkata Reddy Naidu Pethakamsetti (GANA BABU) (Telugu Desam) emerged as the winner securing 68,699 votes.
State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.
How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.