Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly constituencies

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Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly constituencies are the electoral divisions within the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh from which members are elected to its legislative assembly.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf electoral division
legislative assembly constituency set
administeredUnder Representation of the People Act, 1950 NERFINISHED
Representation of the People Act, 1951 NERFINISHED
ballotSecurityMeasures VVPAT (Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail) in recent elections
boundaryReviewedBy Delimitation Commission of India NERFINISHED
canHave by-elections
category State assembly constituencies of India
changedDueTo bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh in 2014
country India
dataPublishedIn Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections by Election Commission of India NERFINISHED
definedBy Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 NERFINISHED
electionFrequency normally every 5 years
electoralRollPreparedBy Election Commission of India NERFINISHED
electoralSystem first-past-the-post voting
elects Member of Legislative Assembly
firstElectionYear 1955
governedBy Constitution of India NERFINISHED
Election Commission of India NERFINISHED
hasLevel state
hasOfficialAbbreviation AP LA constituencies
hasReservationType General
Scheduled Castes
Scheduled Tribes NERFINISHED
languageOfOfficialNotifications English
Telugu
legislatureType unicameral
linkedTo Andhra Pradesh Lok Sabha constituencies NERFINISHED
locatedIn Andhra Pradesh
mapsPublishedBy Election Commission of India NERFINISHED
minimumVotingAge 18 years
numberOfConstituencies 175
overseenDuringPollsBy Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh NERFINISHED
partOf Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly NERFINISHED
postBifurcationState residual state of Andhra Pradesh
relatedTo Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council (when in existence) NERFINISHED
representationType single-member constituencies
stateFormationContext formed after creation of Andhra State and subsequent merger with Telangana to form Andhra Pradesh in 1956
subdivisionOf districts of Andhra Pradesh
subjectTo model code of conduct during elections
periodic delimitation
termLength 5 years
usedFor election of Members of Legislative Assembly
usedIn Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections NERFINISHED
votersAre citizens of India residing in Andhra Pradesh
votingMethod electronic voting machines

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Vijayawada Lok Sabha constituency isPartOf Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly constituencies
this entity surface form: Andhra Pradesh parliamentary constituencies
Vijayawada West isSubDivisionOf Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly constituencies
Krishna district partOf Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly constituencies