Visakhapatnam parliament constituency consists of 80% voters from urban areas. Emergence of Prajarajyam party pushed Telugu Desam party to third place. Visakhapatnam voters are electing outsiders in recent elections. Vizag city is gradually attracting investments due to unrest in Telangana area. Except Srungavarapukota, all the other assembly segments are urban segments.
Dominant political castes: Kapu, Velama & Kamma. Voters of this cosmopolitan city are electing non-local candidates from Nellore and Prakasam districts.
Visakhapatnam Loksabha constituency:
Assembly segments: Visakhapatnam East, Visakhapatnam West, Visakhapatnam South, Visakhapatnam North, Bhimili, Gajuwaka & Srungavarapukota
Municipalities: Greater Visakha municipal corporation & Bheemunipatnam municipality.
2009 Parliament election results:
Election Result: Congress party candidate Daggubati Purandeshwari defeated Prajarajyam party candidate Pilla Srinivasa Rao by 66,686 votes.
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Total Votes |
| 13,87,482 |
Polled votes |
| 10,14,577 (73%) |
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Daggubati Purandeshwari | Congress | 3,68,812 (36.4%) |
Palla Srinivasa Rao | PRP | 3,02,126 (30%) |
M.V.V.S. Murthy | TDP | 2,23,117 (22%) |
M.T. Venkateshwarlu | Loksatta | 39,363 |
D.V. Subbarao | BJP | 30,336 |
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2004 Parliament election results:
Election Result: Congress party candidate Nedurumalli Janardhan Reddy defeated Telugu Desam party candidate M.V.V.S. Murthy by 1,30,571 votes.
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Polled votes |
| 9,66,128 (63.8%) |
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N. Janardhan Reddy | Congress | 5,24,122 (54.3%) |
M.V.V.S. Murthy | TDP | 3,93,551 (40.8%) |
Kolaventi Sundara Rao | BSP | 16,673 |
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Visakhapatnam Parliament segment election history:
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2009 | D. Purandeshwari (Congress) | P. Srinivasa Rao (PRP) | 66,686 |
2004 | N. Janardhan Reddy (Congress) | M.V.V.S. Murthy (TDP) | 1,30,571 |
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