1971 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh

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1971 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh
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  1967 November 1971 1977  

41 seats
 First partySecond party
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Leader P. V. Narasimha Rao Marri Chenna Reddy
Party INC TPS
Alliance Congress alliance Nonpartisan
Leader's seatNoneNone
Last election35new party
Seats won2810
Seat changeDecrease2.svg7Increase2.svg10
Popular vote7,286,0691,873,589
Percentage55.73%14.33%
SwingIncrease2.svg8.91%Increase2.svg14.33%

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The 1971 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh were held for 42 seats in the state. The result was a victory for the Indian National Congress which won 28 out of 42 seats. [1] This election also saw introduction of Telangana Praja Samithi which won 10 out of the 14 seats it contested, mostly in the Telangana region.

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Voting and results

Results by alliance

INCSEATSTPSSEATSOTHERSSEATS
INC 28 TPS 10 CPI(M) 1
CPI 1
IND 1
TOTAL28103

Members elected

ConstituencyMemberParty
Adilabad Poddutoori Ganga Reddy Indian National Congress
Amalapuram (SC) Bayya Suryanarayana Murthy Indian National Congress
Anakapalli S.R.A.S. Appalanaidu Indian National Congress (I)
Anantapur (SC) Ponnapati Antony Reddi Indian National Congress
Bapatla P. Ankineedu Prasada Rao Indian National Congress (I)
Bhadrachalam (ST) B. Radhabai Ananda Rao Indian National Congress (I)
Bobbili K. Narayana Rao Indian National Congress
Pusapati Vijayram Gajapati Raju Indian National Congress (I)
Chittoor P. Narasimha Reddy Indian National Congress
Cuddapah Yeddula Eswara Reddy Communist Party of India
Eluru Kommareddi Suryanarayana Indian National Congress
Guntur Kotha Raghuramaiah Indian National Congress
Hindupur Pamudurthi Bayapa Reddy Indian National Congress (I)
Hyderabad Dr. Gopal S. Melkote Telangana Praja Samithi
Kakinada M.S. Sanjeevi Rao Indian National Congress (I)
Karimnagar M. Satyanarayan Rao Indian National Congress (I)
Khammam T. Lakshmi Kantamma Indian National Congress
Kurnool K. Kodanda Rami Reddy Indian National Congress
Machilipatnam Maganti Ankineedu Indian National Congress (I)
Mahbubnagar (ST) Dr. Mallikarjun Indian National Congress
Janumpally Rameshwar Rao Indian National Congress
Medak Indira Gandhi Indian National Congress (I)
Miryalguda Bhim Narasimha Reddy Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Nagarkurnool (SC) M. Bheeshma Dev Indian National Congress
V. Tulsi Ram Telugu Desam Party
Nalgonda Kancherla Ramkrishna Reddy Telangana Praja Samithi
Nandyal Pendekanti Venkatasubbaiah Indian National Congress (I)
Narasapur (SC) M.T. Raju Indian National Congress
Narasaraopet Maddi Sudarsanam Indian National Congress
Nellore (SC) Doddavarapu Kamakshaiah Indian National Congress (I)
Nizamabad M. Ram Gopal Reddy Indian National Congress (I)
Ongole Puli Venkata Reddy Indian National Congress (I)
Parvathipuram (ST) Biddika Satyanarayana Indian National Congress
Peddapalli (SC) G. Venkatswamy Indian National Congress
Rajahmundry (ST) S.B.P. Pattabhi Rama Rao Indian National Congress (I)
Rajampet Pothuraju Parthasarthy Indian National Congress (I)
Secunderabad M.M. Hashim Indian National Congress
Srikakulam Boddepalli Rajagopala Rao Indian National Congress (I)
Tenali Meduri Nageswara Rao Indian National Congress (I)
Tirupathi (SC) Thamburu Balakrishniah Indian National Congress
Vijayawada Kanuri Lakshmana Rao (Dr KL Rao) Indian National Congress
Warangal S.B. Giri Indian National Congress

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