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294 seats in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly 148 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 34,587,372 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 23,370,750 (67.57%) 0.13% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election took place in January 1985 in 294 constituencies in Andhra Pradesh, India. The elections were conducted to elect the government in the state of Andhra Pradesh for the next five years. The TDP secured a huge majority winning 202 [1] seats. The Indian National Congress winning only 50 seats.
| Alliance/Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP+ | Telugu Desam Party |  |  | N. T. Rama Rao | 250 | 287 [2] | ||
| Communist Party of India |  |  | 15 | |||||
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) |  |  | 12 | |||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party |  |  | P. V. Chalapathi Rao | 10 | ||||
| Indian National Congress |  |  | Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy | 290 | ||||
Vote share by party
Seat share by party
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance/Party | Popular vote | Seats | |||||||
| Votes | % | ±pp | Contested | Won | +/− | ||||
| TDP+ | Telugu Desam Party | 10,625,508 | 46.21 | 0.09 | 250 | 202 |  1 | ||
| Communist Party of India | 617,731 | 2.69 | 0.10 | 15 | 11 | 7 | |||
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 530,349 | 2.31 | 0.30 | 12 | 11 | 6 | |||
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 372,978 | 1.62 | 1.14 | 10 | 8 | 5 | |||
| Total | 12,146,566 | 52.83 | N/A | 287 | 232 | N/A | |||
| Indian National Congress | 8,566,891 | 37.25 | 3.67 | 290 | 50 | 10 | |||
| Other parties | 189,243 | 0.82 | N/A | 20 | 3 | N/A | |||
| Independents | 2,092,637 | 9.10 | 0.81 | 1,375 | 9 | 10 | |||
| Total | 22,995,337 | 100.00 | N/A | 1,972 | 294 | N/A | |||
| Vote statistics | |||||||||
| Valid votes | 22,995,337 | 98.39 | |||||||
| Invalid votes | 375,413 | 1.61 | |||||||
| Votes cast/ turnout | 23,370,750 | 67.57 | |||||||
| Abstentions | 11,216,622 | 32.43 | |||||||
| Registered voters | 34,587,372 | ||||||||
| Constituency | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ichapuram | None | M. V. Krishnarao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Sompeta | None | Gouthu Syamasundara Sivaji | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Tekkali | None | Varada Saroja | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Harishchandra | None | Yerrannaidu Kinjarapu | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Narasannapeta | None | Prabhakara Rao Simma | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Patapatnam | None | Dharmana Narayana Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| Kothuru | ST | Narasimharao Viswasa Ria | Indian National Congress | |
| Naguru | ST | Satrucherla Vijayaramaraju | Indian National Congress | |
| Parvathipuram | None | Mariserla Venkata Rami Naidu | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Salur | ST | Boina Rajayya | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Bobbili | None | Sambangi Venkata China Appala Naidu | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Therlam | None | Jayaprakash Tentu | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Vunukuru | None | Kimidi Kalavenkata Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Palakonda | SC | Tale Bhadrayya | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Amadalavalasa | None | Seetaram Tammineni | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Srikakulam | None | Appala Suryanarayana Gunda | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Etcherla | SC | Kavali Prathibha Bharathi | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Cheepurupalli | None | Kemburi Rama Mohan Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Gajapathinagaram | None | Narayanappalanaidu Vangapandu | Indian National Congress | |
| Vizianagaram | None | Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Sathivada | None | Penmatsa Sambasiva Raju | Indian National Congress | |
| Bhogapuram | None | Narayana Swamy Naidu Pathivada | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Bheemunipatnam | None | Devi Prasanna Appalu Narasimha Raju Raja Sagi | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Visakhapatnam-i | None | Allu Bhanumathi | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Visakhapatnam-ii | None | Rajana Ramani | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Pendurthi | None | Alla Rama Chandra Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Uttarapalli | None | Appalanaidu Kolla | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Srungavarapukota | ST | Dukku Labudubariki | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Paderu | ST | Kotta Gulli Chitti Naidu | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Madugula | None | Reddy Satyanarayana | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Chodavaram | None | Gunorv Yerru Naidu | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Anakapalli | None | Dadi Veerabhadra Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Paravada | None | Paila Appalanaidu | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Elamanchili | None | Chalapathirao Pappala | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Payakaraopeta | SC | Kakara Nookaraju | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Narsipatnam | None | Ayyannapatrudu | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Chintapalli | ST | Mottadam Vera Venkata Satyanarayana | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Yellavaram | ST | Ghinnam Jogarao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Burugupudi | None | Sambasiva Rao Pendurti | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Rajahmundry | None | Butchaiar Choudhary Gorantla | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Kadiam | None | Vaddi Veerabhadra Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Jaggampeta | None | Thota Subrarao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Peddapuram | None | Balusu Ramarao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Prathipadu | None | Mudrangada Padmanabham | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Tuni | None | Yanamala Ramakrishnudu | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Pithapuram | None | Nageswararao Veena | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Sampara | None | Satyalinga Naicker Tirumant | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Kakinada | None | Mootha Gopalakrishna | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Tallarevu | None | Chikkala Ramachandrarao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Anaparthy | None | Nallamilli Moolareddy | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Ramachandrapuram | None | Medisetti Vera Venka Rama Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Alamuru | None | Narayanmurthy Valluri | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Mummidivaram | SC | Pandu Krishna Murty | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Allavaram | SC | Gollapalli Suryarao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Amalapuram | None | Kudupudi Prabhakara Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| Kothapeta | None | I. S. Raju | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Nagaram | SC | Undru Krishna Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Razole | None | A. V. Suryanarayana Raju | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Narasapur | None | Venkata Rama Jogaiah Chegondi | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Palacole | None | Allu Venkata Satyanarayana | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Achanta | SC | Chittaranjan Alugu | Communist Party of India | |
| Bhimavaram | None | Venkata Narasimha Raju Penmetsa | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Undi | None | Kalidindi Ramachandra Raju | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Penugonda | None | Prathi Manemma | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Tanuku | None | Venkata Krishnarao Mullapudi | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Attili | None | Kanaka Durga Venkata Satyanarayanaraju Vegesna | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Tadepalligudem | None | Yerra Narayana Swamy (benarji) | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Ungutur | None | Srinivasarao Katamani | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Dendulur | None | Garapati Sambasiva Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Eluru | None | Maradani Rangarao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Gopalpuram | SC | Vivekananda Karupati | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Kovvur | None | Pendyala Venkata Krishna Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Polavaram | ST | Modium Lakshmana Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Chintalapudi | None | Kotagiri Vidyadhar Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Jaggayyapet | None | Nettam Raghu Ram | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Nandigama | None | Nageswara Rao Vasanta | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Vijayawada West | None | Uppalapati Ramachandra Raju | Communist Party of India | |
| Vijayawada East | None | Vangavetti Mohana Rangarao (ranga) | Indian National Congress | |
| Kankipadu | None | Devineni Rajasekhar | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Mylavaram | None | Chanamolu Venkata Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| Tiruvuru | SC | Pitta Venkataratnam | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Nuzvid | None | Kotagiri Hanumantharao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Gannavaram | None | Mulpuru Balakrishna Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Vuyyur | None | Anne Babu Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Gudivada | None | Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Mudinepalli | None | Yerneni Sita Devi | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Kaikalur | None | Kanumuri Bapi Raju | Indian National Congress | |
| Malleswaram | None | Kagita Venkata Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Bandar | None | Vaddi Ranga Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Nidumolu | SC | Raturu Ramayya | Communist Party of India | |
| Avanigadda | None | Satyanarayanarao Simhadri | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Kuchinapudi | None | Evuru Seetharamma | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Repalle | None | Yadla Venkata Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Vemur | None | Kidali Veraiah | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Duggirala | None | Alapati Dharma Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| Tenali | None | Annabathuni Satyanarayana | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Ponnur | None | Dhulipalla Veeriah Chaudhary | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Bapatla | None | Ummareddy Venkateswarlu | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Prathipad | None | Makineni Peda Rathaiah | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Guntur-ii | None | Jayarambabu Chadalavada | Indian National Congress | |
| Mangalagiri | None | Koteswara Rao M. S. S. | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Tadikonda | SC | Ratna Pushparaju Juvviguntla | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Sattenapalli | None | Putumbaka Venkatapathi | Communist Party of India | |
| Peddakurapadu | None | Kasaraneni Sadasiva Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Gurzala | None | Ankireddy Mutyam | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Macherla | None | Krishnamurthy Nattuva | Indian National Congress | |
| Vinukonda | None | Ganginent Venkateswara Rao | Communist Party of India | |
| Narasaraopet | None | Kodela Siva Prasada Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Chilakaluripet | None | Sambaiah Somepalli | Indian National Congress | |
| Chirala | None | Chandramouli Sajja | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Parchur | None | Venkatewara Rao Daggubati | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Martur | None | Balrama Krishnamurthy Karanam | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Addanki | None | Chenchu Garataiah Bacina | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Ongole | None | Koteswara Rao Ponugupati | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Santhanuthalapadu | SC | Adenna Kasukurtmy | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Kandukur | None | Audinarayanareddy Manugunta | Indian National Congress | |
| Kanigiri | None | Mukku Kasi Reddy | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Kondepi | None | Atchyuta Kumar Gondapaneni | Indian National Congress | |
| Cumbum | None | Vudumula Venkata Reddy | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Darsi | None | Pusetty Sriramulu | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Markapur | None | Kundurupedda Konda Reddy | Indian National Congress | |
| Giddalur | None | Rangareddy Pidatala | Independent | |
| Udayagiri | None | Rajamohan Reddy Mekapatti | Indian National Congress | |
| Kavali | None | Yanadireddy Kaliki | Indian National Congress | |
| Guntur-i | None | Dohd. Jani | Indian National Congress | |
| Allur | None | Venkaiah Jakka | Communist Party of India | |
| Kovur | None | Nallapareddy Sreenivasulu Reddy | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Atmakur | None | Sundara Ramireddy Bommireddy | Indian National Congress | |
| Rapur | None | Anam Ram Narayanareddy | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Nellore | None | Kunam Venkata Subba Reddy | Indian National Congress | |
| Sarvepalli | None | Eduru Ramakrishna Reddy | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Gudur | SC | Balli Durga Prasadarao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Sulurpet | SC | Madanambeti Maneiah | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Venkatagiri | None | V. Bhaskara Saikrishna Yachendra | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Sri Kalahasti | None | Muniramaiah Satravada | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Satyavedu | SC | Emsurajan | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Nagari | None | Chenga Reddy Reddivari | Indian National Congress | |
| Puttur | None | Gali Muddukrishnama Naidu | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Vepanjeri | SC | Gummadi Kuthuhalamma | Indian National Congress | |
| Chittoor | None | R. Gopinathan | Indian National Congress | |
| Palmaner | SC | Patnam Subbaiah | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Kuppam | None | N. Rangaswamy Naidu | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Punganur | None | Noothanakalva Ramakrishna Reddy | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Madanpalle | None | Ratakonda Narayana Reddy | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Thamballapalle | None | Anipireddy Venkata Lakshmi Devamma | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Vayalpad | None | Amaranatha Reddy Nallari | Indian National Congress | |
| Pileru | None | Challa Prabhakara Reddy | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Chandragiri | None | Jayadevanaidu N. R. | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Tirupathi | None | Mabbu Rami Reddy | Indian National Congress | |
| Kodur | SC | Thoomati Penchalaiah | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Rajampet | None | Bandaru Ratnasabhapathi | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Rayachoty | None | Mandipalle Nage Reddy | Indian National Congress | |
| Lakkireddipalli | None | Raja Gopal Reddy Reddappagari | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Cuddapah | None | C. Ramachandraiah | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Badvel | None | Veerareddy Bijivemula | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Mydukur | None | Raghurami Reddy Settipalli | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Proddatur | None | Nandyala Varadarajulu Reddy | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Jammalamadugu | None | Siva Reddy Ponnapureddy | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Kamalapuram | None | Mysoora Reddy M. V. | Indian National Congress | |
| Pulivendla | None | Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy | Indian National Congress | |
| Kadiri | None | Chennur Abdul Rasool | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Nallamada | None | Saddapalli Venkata Reddy | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Gorantla | None | Kesanna Veluri | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Hindupur | None | Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Madakasira | None | H. B. Narase Gowd | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Penukonda | None | S. Ramachandra Reddy | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Kalyandrug | SC | Pakkeerappa | Communist Party of India | |
| Rayadrug | None | Huli Kuntaprao | Indian National Congress | |
| Uravakonda | None | Gurram Narayanappa | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Gooty | None | N. Gadilingappa | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Singanamala | SC | K. Jayaram | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Anantapur | None | N. Ramakrishna | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Dhamavaram | None | G. Nagi Reddy | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Tadpatri | None | J. C. Diwakar Reddy | Indian National Congress | |
| Alur | SC | Eranna | Indian National Congress | |
| Adoni | None | Raichoti Ramaiah | Indian National Congress | |
| Yemmiganur | None | B. V. Mohan Reddy | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Kodumur | SC | M. Sikamani | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Kurnool | None | V. Ram Bhupa Chowdary | Indian National Congress | |
| Pattikonda | None | Guppa Mahabaleswara Gupta | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Dhone | None | K. E. Krishna Murthy | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Koilkuntla | None | Karra Subba Reddy | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Allagadda | None | Gangula Prathapa Reddy | Indian National Congress | |
| Panyam | None | Katasani Ramabhupala Reddy | Indian National Congress | |
| Nandikotkur | None | Ippala Thimmareddy | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Nandyal | None | Farook N. | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Atmakur | None | Budda Vengala Reddy | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Achampet | SC | P. Mahendranath | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Nagarkurnool | None | N. Janardhan Reddy | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Kalwakurthi | None | J. Chittaranjandas | Indian National Congress | |
| Shadnagar | SC | M. Indira | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Jadcherla | None | M. Krishna Reddy | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Mahbubnagar | None | Chandra Sekhar | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Wanaparthy | None | Balakrishnaiah | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Kollapur | None | Kotha Venkateswer Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| Alampur | None | Ravula Ravindranath Reddy | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Gadwal | None | N. Gopala Reddy | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Amarchinta | None | Rafic Mehdi Khan | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Makthal | None | Chittam Narsireddy | Janata Party | |
| Kodangal | None | N. Vw\enkataiah | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Tandur | None | M. Chandra Sekhar | Indian National Congress | |
| Vicarabad | SC | A. Chandra Sekhar | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Pargi | None | Koppula Harishwa Reddy | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Chevella | None | Patlolla Indra Reddy | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Ibrahimpatnam | SC | K. Satyanarayana | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Musheerabad | None | N. Narasimha Reddy | Janata Party | |
| Himayatnagar | None | Ale Narendra | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Sanathnagar | None | S. Rajeshwar | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Secunderabad | None | Alladi P. Raj Kumar | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Khairatabad | None | P. Janardhan Reddy | Indian National Congress | |
| Secunderabad Cantonment | SC | S. Satyanarayana | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Malakpet | None | N. Indrasena Reddy | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Asafnagar | None | Mohd. Vizarat Rasool Khan | Independent | |
| Maharajgunj | None | G. Narayan Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Karwan | None | Baddam Bal Reddy | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Yakutpura | None | Ibrahim Bin Abdullah Musgurti | Independent | |
| Chandrayangutta | None | Mohd. Amanullah Khan | Independent | |
| Charminar | None | Mohd. Mukkarramuddin | Independent | |
| Medchal | None | Kommareddy Surender Reddy | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Siddipet | None | K. Chandra Shankher Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Dommat | None | D. Ramchandra Reddy | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Gajwel | SC | B. Sanjeeva Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Narsapur | None | Chilumula Vithal Reddy | Communist Party of India | |
| Sangareddy | None | P. Ramchandra Reddy | Indian National Congress | |
| Zahirabad | None | M. Bagareddy | Indian National Congress | |
| Narayankhed | None | Shiv Rao Shettkar | Indian National Congress | |
| Medak | None | Karnam Ramachandra Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Ramayampet | None | Ramannagari Srinivasareddy | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Andole | SC | Malyala Rajaiah | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Balkonda | None | G. Madhusudhan Reddy | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Armoor | None | Aleti Mahipal Reddy | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Kamareddy | None | A. Krishna Murthy | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Yellareddy | None | Yerva Srinivas Reddy | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Jukkal | SC | Begari Pandari | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Banswada | None | Suryadevara Venkata | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Bodhan | None | Basheeruddin Babu Khan | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Nizamabad | None | D. Satyanarayana | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Dichpalli | None | Mandava Venkateshwara Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Mudhole | None | Armoor Hanmanth Reddy | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Nirmal | None | S. Venugopalla Chari | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Boath | ST | Godam Rama Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Adilabad | None | C. Ramchandra Reddy | Independent | |
| Khanapur | ST | Ajmera Govind Naik | Independent | |
| Asifabad | SC | Gunda Mallesh | Communist Party of India | |
| Luxettipet | None | G. V. Sudhaker Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| Sirpur | None | K. V. Narayana Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Chinnur | SC | Boda Janardhan | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Manthani | None | Duddilla Sripada Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| Peddapalli | None | Kalva Ramachandra Reddy | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Mydaram | SC | Mala Mallesha | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Huzurabad | None | Duggirala Venkatarao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Kamalapur | None | Muddasani Damodhar Reddy | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Indurthi | None | Deshini China Mallaiah | Communist Party of India | |
| Karimnagar | None | C. Anand Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Choppadandi | None | Nyalakonda Ramkishan Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Jagtial | None | Godisela Rajesham Gowd | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Buggaram | None | Shikari Vishwanath | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Metpalli | None | Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Sircilla | None | Chennamaneni Rajeshwar Rao | Communist Party of India | |
| Narella | SC | Uppari Sambiah | Janata Party | |
| Cheriyal | None | Nimma Raja Reddy | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Jangaon | None | Asireddy Narsimha Reddy | Communist Party of India | |
| Chennur | None | N. Yethiraja Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Dornakal | None | Surender Reddy Samashayam | Indian National Congress | |
| Mahbubabad | None | Janna Reddy Janardhan Reddy | Indian National Congress | |
| Narsampet | None | Omkar Maddikayala | Independent | |
| Wardhannapet | None | Vannala Sreeramulu | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Ghanpur | SC | Bojappaly Rajaiah | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Warangal | None | Bhandaru Nagabhushan Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Hanamkonda | None | Venkateswar Rao V. | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Shyampet | None | Narsimha Reddy Namidi | Indian National Congress | |
| Parkal | SC | Vonteru Jayapal | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Mulug | ST | Ajmeera Chandu Lal | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Bhadrachalam | ST | Kunja Bojji | Communist Party of India | |
| Burgampahad | ST | Chanda Lingaiah | Indian National Congress | |
| Kothagudem | None | Nageswara Rao Koneru | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Sathupalli | None | Nageswa Rao Tummala | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Madhira | None | Bodepudi Venkateswar Rao | Communist Party of India | |
| Palair | SC | Baji Hanumanthu | Communist Party of India | |
| Khammam | None | Manchikanti Rama Kishan Rao | Communist Party of India | |
| Shujatnagar | None | Mohammad Rajabali | Communist Party of India | |
| Yellandu | ST | Gummadi Narsaiah | Independent | |
| Tungaturthi | None | Damodar Reddy Ram Reddy | Indian National Congress | |
| Suryapet | SC | Daida Sundaraiah | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Kodad | None | Chandra Rao Venepalli | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Miryalguda | None | Aribandi Laxminarayana | Communist Party of India | |
| Chalakurthi | None | Kunduru Jana Reddy | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Nakrekal | None | Narra Raghava Reddy | Communist Party of India | |
| Nalgonda | None | Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Ramannapet | None | Gurram Yadagiri Reddy | Communist Party of India | |
| Alair | SC | Mothukupalli Narsimhulu | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Bhongir | None | Alimineti Madhava Reddy | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Mungode | None | Ujjini Narayana Rao | Communist Party of India | |
| Deverkonda | ST | Moodu Baddu Chowhan | Communist Party of India | |
Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, often referred to by his initials NTR, was an Indian actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, film editor, philanthropist and politician who served as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh for seven years over four terms. He is regarded as one of the most influential actors of Indian cinema. He starred in over 300 films, predominantly in Telugu cinema, and was referred to as "Viswa Vikhyatha Nata Sarvabhouma". Rao received three National Film Awards for co-producing Thodu Dongalu (1954) and Seetharama Kalyanam (1960) under National Art Theater, Madras, and for directing Varakatnam (1970). In 1968, The Government of India honoured him with Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian award, for his contributions to Indian cinema. In 2013, Rao was voted as "Greatest Indian Actor of All Time" in a CNN-IBN national poll conducted on the occasion of the Centenary of Indian Cinema.
Nara Chandrababu Naidu, commonly known as CBN, is an Indian politician who is currently serving as the 13th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. He holds the record of longest-serving Chief Minister in the political history of Telugu states. He is the national president of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP).
The Telugu Desam Party is an Indian regional political party primarily active in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. It was founded by Telugu matinée idol N. T. Rama Rao (NTR) on 29 March 1982 and has focused on supporting Telugu people. The party has won a five-time majority in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly and has emerged as the most successful political outfit in the state's history. It is currently the ruling party in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
The Politics of Andhra Pradesh take place in the context of a bicameral parliamentary system within the Constitutional framework of India. The main parties in the state are the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), Janasena Party (JSP), and YSR Congress Party (YSRCP). Other parties that have small presence in the state include the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Indian National Congress (INC), and Left parties, including both Communist Party of India (Marxist) and Communist Party of India (CPI).
The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state, Andhra Pradesh.
Elections in Andhra Pradesh are conducted in accordance with the Constitution of India. The Assembly of Andhra Pradesh creates laws regarding the conduct of local body elections unilaterally while any changes by the state legislature to the conduct of state level elections need to be approved by the Parliament of India. In addition, the state legislature may be dismissed by the Parliament according to Article 356 of the Indian Constitution and President's rule may be imposed.
The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state, Andhra Pradesh; the lower house being the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. It is situated in the state capital of Amaravati comprising a total of 58 seats. The Sasana Mandali has been in existence in two spells: from 1958 to 1985, and from 2007 continuing till today.
Prathipadu Assembly constituency is a Scheduled Caste reserved constituency in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. It is one of the seven assembly segments of Guntur Lok Sabha constituency.
The 1994Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election took place in December 1994 in 294 constituencies in Andhra Pradesh, India. The elections were conducted to elect the government in the state of Andhra Pradesh for the next five years. The TDP secured a huge majority winning 216 seats. The Indian National Congress won only 26 seats. NTR was sworn his 3rd term as Chief Minister of the state.
The 2004 Andhra Pradesh Assembly election, was held in 2004 with the Indian National Congress winning 185 of the 294 seats in the Assembly.
The 1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election were held to elect the 9th legislative assembly of Andhra Pradesh. In the 1989 Andhra Pradesh Assembly election, Indian National Congress swept the polls, winning 181 of the 294 seats in the Assembly. As the leader of the Congress Legislature Party, Marri Chenna Reddy was elected the Chief Minister. The TDP won only 74 seats compared to 202 seats where it emerged victorious in 1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, due to anti incumbency wave which prevailed around the state. General Elections were held simultaneously and resulted in the INC(I) winning in 39 out of 42 Lok Sabha constituencies. The Telugu Desam Party on the other hand, won a mearge 2 Lok Sabha constituencies.
The Janasena Party is an Indian political party active in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Founded by Pawan Kalyan on 14 March 2014, it is currently the second largest party in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly and a partner in the ruling coalition. Pawan Kalyan, the party leader, has been serving as the Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh since June 2024. Janasena advocates for a centrist approach with a focus on humanism. The party's election symbol is a glass tumbler.
The 2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election took place on 30 April and 7 May 2014 to elect members to the legislatures of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. It was held concurrently with the Indian general election. The results were declared on 16 May 2014. The Telugu Desam Party led by N. Chandrababu Naidu won a majority of the 175 seats in the residual Andhra Pradesh, while Telangana Rashtra Samithi led by K. Chandrashekar Rao won in the new state of Telangana.
The 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election were held in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh on 11 April 2019 for constituting the fifteenth legislative assembly in the state. They were held alongside the 2019 Indian general election.
Kangati Sreedevi is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. She was elected to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Pattikonda Assembly Constituency as a member of the YSR Congress Party. Her husband, Cherukulapadu Narayana Reddy, was murdered. She has been nominated again by YSR Congress Party to contest from Pattikonda seat in the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election.
The 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election was held in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh on 13 May 2024 for constituting the sixteenth Andhra Pradesh Assembly. They were held alongside the 2024 Indian general election. The election results were declared on 4 June 2024.
Muthumula Ashok Reddy is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He is an MLA from Giddalur Assembly constituency in Prakasam district. He represents Telugu Desam Party. He won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election where TDP had an alliance with BJP and Jana Sena Party.
Boggula Dastagiri is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He is an MLA from Kodumur Assembly constituency which is reserved for SC community in Kurnool district. He represents Telugu Desam Party. He won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election where TDP had an alliance with BJP and Jana Sena Party.
Mohammed Shahjahan Basha is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He is an MLA from Madanapalle Assembly constituency in Annamayya district. He represents Telugu Desam Party. He won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election where TDP had an alliance with BJP and Jana Sena Party.
