Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 1994

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Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 1994
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 Majority partyMinority party
 
Leader N. T. Rama Rao Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy
Party TDP INC
Leader's seat Tekkali and Hindupur Dhone (Assembly constituency)
Last election19891989
Seats before74181
Seats won21626
Seat changeIncrease2.svg142Decrease2.svg155
Chief minister before election

Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy
INC

Elected Chief minister

N. T. Rama Rao
N. Chandrababu Naidu
TDP

The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election of 1994 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 managed to win only 26 seats. NTR was sworn his 3rd term as Chief Minister of the state. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Andhra Pradesh State in southern India

Andhra Pradesh is one of the 29 states of India. Situated in the south-east of the country, it is the seventh-largest state in India, covering an area of 162,970 km2 (62,920 sq mi). As per the 2011 census, it is the tenth most populous state, with 49,386,799 inhabitants. The largest city in Andhra Pradesh is Visakhapatnam. Telugu, one of the classical languages of India, is the major and official language of Andhra Pradesh.

India Country in South Asia

India, also known as the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh largest country by area and with more than 1.3 billion people, it is the second most populous country and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the northeast; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives, while its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia.

Telugu Desam Party Political party of India

Telugu Desam Party, abbreviated as TDP, is a regional political party active in the Southern States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The party was founded by N.T. Ramarao on 29 March 1982. Since 1995, the party is headed by N. Chandrababu Naidu, the incumbent Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. The party's headquarters is located at NTR Bhavan in Hyderabad.

Results

s.nopartyseats contestedseats wonseats changevote shareswing
1 Telugu Desam Party 251216+14244.14%+7.60%
2 Indian National Congress 29426-15533.85%-13.24%
3 Communist Party of India 2119+113.39%+0.75%
4 Communist Party of India (Marxist) 1615+92.96%+0.50%
5 Bharatiya Janata Party 2803-23.89%+2.11%
6 Majlis Bachao Tehreek 92+20.49%0.49%
7 All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen 201-30.70%-1.29%

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References

  1. ↑ "Key Highlights of Geberal Election, 1994 to the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh" (PDF). nic.in. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "Overview". aplegislature.org. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "P. Ravindra Reddy And Ors. vs The Election Commission, Rep. By ... on 29 November, 1994". indiankanoon.org. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  4. ↑ Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 1994. google.com.np. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
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