# Visakhapatnam Assembly constituency

Visakhapatnam Assembly constituency was one of constituencies to Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. It was part of Visakhapatnam Lok Sabha constituency. It existed from the 1951 delimitation to 1963.
Before 1 October 1953, it was part of Madras State and its member represented in the Madras Legislative Assembly. From then until 1 November 1956, it was part of Andhra State. From 1 November 1956, it was part of Andhra Pradesh until its abolition.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly
### Madras State

| Year | Con. No. | Res. | Member | Party | Party |
| 1952 | 19 | ST | Tenneti Viswanadham | | Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party |

### Andhra State

| Year | Con. No. | Res. | Member | Party | Party |
| 1955 | 23 | None | Ankitham Venkata Bhanoji Rao | | Indian National Congress |

### Andhra Pradesh

| Year | Con. No. | Res. | Member | Party | Party |
| 1962 | 27 | None | Ankitham Venkata Bhanoji Rao | | Indian National Congress |

## Election results
### 1962

1962 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Visakhapatnam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Ankitham Venkata Bhanoji Rao | 21,221 | 48.10 |
| | Independent | Tenneti Viswanatham | 17,394 | 39.42 |
| | ABJS | K. S. Appala Narasimha Raju | 3,391 | 7.69 |
| | Independent | Nakkana Appa Rao | 2,114 | 4.79 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,827 | 8.67 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 44,120 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 1,670 | 3.65 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,790 | 63.78 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 71,794 | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### 1955

1955 Andhra State Legislative Assembly election: Visakhapatnam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Ankitham Venkata Bhanoji Rao | 15,457 | 58.52 |
| | Independent | Maddi Pattabhiramareddi | 6,955 | 26.33 |
| | CPI | Yellamanchili Vijayakumar | 3,250 | 12.31 |
| | Independent | Singavarapu Surya Rao | 749 | 2.84 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,502 | 32.19 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 26,411 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,411 | 45.43 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 58,132 | |
| | INC gain from KMPP | INC gain from KMPP | Swing | |

### 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Visakhapatnam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | KMPP | Tenneti Viswanadham | 11,290 | 38.06 | |
| | Independent | S. Appala Nayudu | 5,988 | 20.19 | |
| | Independent | C. Moses | 4,249 | 14.33 | |
| | Socialist | B. Mullikarjuna Rao | 4,208 | 14.19 | |
| | INC | K. K. Sarveswarasastry | 3,926 | 13.24 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,302 | 17.88 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 29,661 | | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 0 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,661 | 43.44 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 68,284 | | |
| | KMPP win (new seat) | KMPP win (new seat) | KMPP win (new seat) | KMPP win (new seat) | KMPP win (new seat) |