Vizianagaram Lok Sabha constituency: Candidates for 2019 LS poll, past results, all updates

Vizianagaram Lok Sabha Constituency: The Vizianagaram constituency has 13,23,238 electorates according to the 2009 report of the election commission. Vizianagaram is situated in the southern-most part of Andhra Pradesh and will go to polls in the first phase which is scheduled to take place on April 11, 2019. 

In 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the competition is going to be among BJP’s P Sanyasi Raju, Congress’ Yedla Adlraju, YSR Congress Party's Bellani Chandrasekhar and TDP’s Ashok Ganapathi Raju. 

The constituency has been recognised as one of the most backward in the state, therefore, it is funded under the backward region grant fund programme. The district though is known for its mountainous terrains while agriculture is the main occupation.  

Vizianagaram Lok Sabha constituency 2019 candidates

BJP: P Sanyasi Raju 

Congress: Yedla Adlraju 

YSR Congress Party: Bellani Chandrasekhar

TDP: Ashok Ganapathi Raju 

Vizianagaram Lok Sabha results in 2014 and 2009 

2014: Ashok Ganapathi Raju Pusapati (M) of the TDP, who received 536549 votes defeated Venkata Seetha Chalapathi Kumara Krishna Rangarao Ravi (M) of the YSR Congress who got 429638 votes.
 
2009: Botcha Dr Jhansi Lakshmi (F) of the Congress received  387694 votes defeated Yerrof the Congress received 411584 votes. He defeated Appalanaidu Kondapalli (M) of the TDP who got 351013  votes. 

Lok Sabha elections in all the 25 constituencies in Andhra Pradesh will take place on April 11. The state will also witness simultaneous assembly election which will be held on the same day. Counting of votes will take place on May 23.