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{{short description|Political elections for public offices in Andhra Pradesh, India}}
{{short description|Political elections for public offices in Andhra Pradesh, India}}
{{About||current assembly elections|Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2019}}
{{About||current assembly elections|2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
[[File:IN-AP.svg|300px|thumb|right|Andhra Pradesh in India]]
[[File:IN-AP.svg|300px|thumb|right|Andhra Pradesh in India]]
'''Elections in [[Andhra Pradesh]]''' state, [[India]] 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.
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.


==Andhra Pradesh electoral system==
==Electoral system==
In 2014, Andhra Pradesh (Total 294 seats) was bifurcated into Andhra Pradesh (175 seats) and Telangana (119 seats) states.
In 2014, Andhra Pradesh (Total 294 seats) was bifurcated into Andhra Pradesh (175 seats) and Telangana (119 seats) states.


===National level representation===
===National level===
====Lok Sabha delegation====
====Lok Sabha====
{{main|Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh, 2009}}
[[Andhra Pradesh]] is represented by a total of 25 [[Member of parliament|MP{{'}}s]] in the [[Lok Sabha]]. From the total of 25 seats, 20 belong to the general category candidates and the other 5 are reserved for the SC/ST category. In the [[2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]], out of 25 seats, [[National Democratic Alliance]] won 21 seats, while [[YSR Congress Party|Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party]] managed to win 4 seats.<ref>{{cite web|title=MP (Lok Sabha)|url=http://www.ap.gov.in/government/mp-lok-sabha/|publisher=Official portal of Andhra Pradesh Government|access-date=17 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161121175516/http://www.ap.gov.in/government/mp-lok-sabha/|archive-date=21 November 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>


[[Andhra Pradesh]] is represented by 25 [[Member of parliament|MP{{'}}s]] in [[Lok Sabha]]. In the [[2019 Indian general election]], out of 25 seats, [[YSR Congress Party|Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party]] won a majority of 22 seats, while others manage 3 seats with a very least majority.<ref>{{cite web|title=MP (Lok Sabha)|url=http://www.ap.gov.in/government/mp-lok-sabha/|publisher=Official portal of Andhra Pradesh Government|access-date=17 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161121175516/http://www.ap.gov.in/government/mp-lok-sabha/|archive-date=21 November 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
====Rajya Sabha====
 
====Rajya Sabha delegation====
Both houses of the state legislature jointly nominate Members to the [[Rajya Sabha]].
Both houses of the state legislature jointly nominate Members to the [[Rajya Sabha]].
With YSRCP Has 6 Rajyasabha seats from Majority of state seats


===State level representations===
===State level===
{{main|Andhra Pradesh Legislature}}


{{main|Andhra Pradesh State Assembly}}
====Legislative Assembly====
{{main|Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly}}


====Legislative Assembly====
The Andhra Pradesh legislature assembly has 175 seats. For the election of its members, the state is divided into 175 Assembly Constituencies in which the candidate securing the largest number of votes is declared elected.
The Andhra Pradesh legislature assembly has 175 seats. For the election of its members, the state is divided into 175 Assembly Constituencies in which the candidate securing the largest number of votes is declared elected. In the [[2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|Andhra Pradesh Assembly Elections 2019]], the [[YSR Congress Party]] formed the [[Government of Andhra Pradesh|state government]] having an outstanding majority of 151 seats, 20 seats of TDP ,1 With JSP & 3 As Indipendents (represented by ASSEMBLY SPEAKER)


====Legislative Council====
====Legislative Council====
The Upper House known as the '''[[Vidhan Parishad|Legislative Council]]''' has lesser powers than the Assembly and several of its members are nominated by the Assembly; others are elected from various sections of society, such as Graduates and Teachers. Currently the Legislative Council consists of 58 members.
{{main|Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council}}
 
The Upper House known as the [[Vidhan Parishad|Legislative Council]] has lesser powers than the Assembly and several of its members are nominated by the Assembly; others are elected from various sections of society, such as Graduates and Teachers. Currently the Legislative Council consists of 58 members.
==History of elections in Andhra Pradesh==
The first general elections were conducted in Andhra Pradesh in 1956, for 249 constituencies representing 26 Districts. In 2009, the Andhra Pradesh State Legislative Assembly had 294 seats representing 23 districts. From 1956 to 1958 the Andhra Pradesh Legislature was [[Unicameral]] and from 1958 when the council was formed the Legislative Council was abolished and the Andhra Pradesh Legislature became Unicameral once again, until March 2007 when it was re-established and elections were held for its seats as per The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council Bill, 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rajyasabha.nic.in/legislative/amendbills/personal_law/102_2004.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-08-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050904203304/http://rajyasabha.nic.in/legislative/amendbills/personal_law/102_2004.pdf |archive-date=4 September 2005}}</ref>


===Main political parties===
==Electoral history==
[[Telugu Desam Party]] (TDP), [[Jana Sena Party]] (JSP), [[Indian National Congress]] (INC), [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP), [[YSR Congress Party]] (YSRCP),[[Communist Party of India]] (CPI), [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] (CPIM).
The first general elections were conducted in [[Andhra state]] in 1955, for 196 constituencies representing 11 Districts. In 1956, the [[United Andhra Pradesh]] State Legislative Assembly had 294 seats representing 23 districts. From 1956 to 1958 the [[United Andhra Pradesh]] Legislature was [[Unicameral]] and from 1958 when the council was formed the Legislative Council was abolished and the [[United Andhra Pradesh]] Legislature became Unicameral once again, until March 2007 when it was re-established and elections were held for its seats as per The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council Bill, 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rajyasabha.nic.in/legislative/amendbills/personal_law/102_2004.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-08-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050904203304/http://rajyasabha.nic.in/legislative/amendbills/personal_law/102_2004.pdf |archive-date=4 September 2005}}</ref> From 2014 there are 175 constituencies in [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Andhra Legislative Assembly]] and 58 constituencies [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council|Andhra Legislative Council]].


===Lok Sabha elections===
{|class="wikitable"
Since independence, 15 Lok Sabha elections have been contested in India, starting in 1951. The elections held in Andhra Pradesh are listed below. The 1951 election results from Hyderabad state, since Andhra Pradesh gained statehood, after merging with Telugu speaking Madras, after that election.{{Clarify|date=September 2018}}
{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
!Year
!Lok Sabha Election
!colspan=2|Winning Party/Coalition
|-
|-
|1952
{{Scrolling table/mid}}
|[[1st Lok Sabha|1st Lok Sabha]]
|+ style="text-align: left;" | General election results ''(Legislative Assembly)''
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
|[[File:1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election Result Map Party Wise.svg|thumb|1978 Legislative Assembly election result]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|[[File:1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election Result Map Party Wise.svg|thumb|1983 Legislative Assembly election result]]
|----
|[[File:1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election Result Map Party Wise.svg|thumb|1985 Legislative Assembly election result]]
|1957
|[[File:1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election Result Map Party Wise.svg|thumb|1989 Legislative Assembly election result]]
|[[List of members of the 2nd Lok Sabha|2nd Lok Sabha]]
|[[File:1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election Result Map Party Wise.svg|thumb|1994 Legislative Assembly election result]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
|[[File:1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election Result Map Party Wise.svg|thumb|1999 Legislative Assembly election result]]
|Indian National Congress
|[[File:2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election Result Map Party Wise.svg|thumb|2004 Legislative Assembly election result]]
|----
|[[File:2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election Result Map.svg|thumb|2009 Legislative Assembly election result]]
|1962
|[[File:2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election Map.svg|thumb|2014 Legislative Assembly election result]]
|[[Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh, 1962|3rd Lok Sabha]]
|[[File:2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election image with zoomed in.png|thumb|2019 Legislative Assembly election result]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
|[[File:2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election Results Map.svg|thumb|2024 Legislative Assembly election result]]
|Indian National Congress
{{Scrolling table/end}}
|----
|1967
|[[Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh, 1967|4th Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
|Indian National Congress
|----
|1971
|[[Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh, 1971|5th Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
|Indian National Congress
|----
|1977
|[[Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh, 1977|6th Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
|Total: 42. Indian National Congress: 41/42. Janata Party: 1 (Sanjiva Reddy)
|----
|1980
|[[Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh, 1980|7th Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
|Total: 42. Congress (Indira): 42/42
|----
|1984
|[[Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh, 1984|8th Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}" |
|[[Telugu Desam Party]] - 27/42; INC-11, CPI-1, CPM-1, BJP-1, MIM-1
|----
|1989
|[[Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh, 1989|9th Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
|Indian National Congress - 39/42. (MIM-1, TDP-2)
|----
|1991
|[[Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh, 1991|10th Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
|Indian National Congress; INC-25, (TDP-14/CPI-1/CPM-1), MIM-1
|----
|1996
|[[Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh, 1996|11th Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
|Indian National Congress; INC-22, (TDP-16/CPI-2/CPM-1), MIM-1
|----
|1998
|[[Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh, 1998|12th Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
|Indian National Congress; INC-21, TDP-12, BJP-4, MIM-1
|----
|1999
|[[Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh, 1999|13th Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|BJP}}" |
|[[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]] (TDP-29/BJP-7), INC-5, MIM-1
|----
|2004
|[[Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh, 2004|14th Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
|[[United Progressive Alliance]] (INC-29/TRS-5/CPI-1,CPM-1), TDP-5, MIM-1
|----
|2009
|[[Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh, 2009|15th Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
|[[United Progressive Alliance]] (INC-33), (TDP-6/TRS-2), MIM-1
|}


In 2014, Andhra Pradesh (Total 42) was bifurcated into Telangana (17) and Andhra Pradesh (25) states. (TRS won 11 out of 17 in Telangana.)
===Main political parties===
<br/>See : [[Elections in Telangana|Information about Elections in Telangana]]
[[Telugu Desam Party]] (TDP), [[Jana Sena Party]] (JSP), [[YSR Congress Party]] (YSRCP), [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP), [[Indian National Congress]] (INC), [[Communist Party of India]] (CPI), [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] (CPIM).


====From 2014====
==General (Lok Sabha) elections==
'''Total Seats- 25'''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" |Lok Sabha
{{small|(Election)}}
! rowspan="2" |Total seats
! colspan="6" |1st party
! colspan="5" |2nd party
!
! colspan="12" |3rd party
! colspan="3" |Other party
|-
|-
! Lok Sabha
! colspan="2" |Party
! Election year
!Seats
! colspan="2"|1st party
! colspan="2" |Party
! colspan="2"|2nd party
!Seats
! colspan="2"|3rd party
! colspan="2" |Party
!Seats
! colspan="2" |Party
!Seats
! colspan="2" |Party
!Seats
! colspan="2" |Party
!Seats
! colspan="2" |Party
!Seats
! colspan="2" |Party
!Seats
! colspan="2" |Party
!Seats
|-
|-
| [[16th Lok Sabha]]
|[[1st Lok Sabha|1st]]{{efn|1st general election was conducted in 1952 for the [[Madras State]] and the Andhra majority area was still part of it with 28 seats until the formation of [[Andhra State]] in the year 1953}}<br />({{small|[[1951 Indian general election in Madras|1951]]}})
| 2014
|28
|style="background-color: {{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}" |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|'''[[Telugu Desam Party|TDP]] 15'''
| rowspan="5" | [[Indian National Congress]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|YSR Congress Party}}" |
|6
|[[YSR Congress Party|YSRC]] 8
| style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India}}" |
|style="background-color: {{party color|BJP}}" |
| [[Communist Party of India]]
|'''[[BJP]] 2'''
|6
| style="background-color: {{party color|Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party}}" |
| [[Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party]]
|2
| style="background-color: {{party color|Socialist Party}}" |
|[[Socialist Party]]
|2
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
|[[Independent (politician)|IND]] 12
|12
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|[[2nd Lok Sabha|2nd]]<br />({{small|[[1957 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh|1957]]}})
|43
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|37
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|[[17th Lok Sabha]]
|[[3rd Lok Sabha|3rd]]<br />({{small|[[1962 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh|1962]]}})
|2019
|43
|style="background-color: {{party color|YSR Congress Party}}" |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|'''[[YSR Congress Party|YSRC]] 22'''
|34
|style="background-color: {{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}" |
|
|[[Telugu Desam Party|TDP]] 3
|
|colspan="2"|
|
| style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India}}" |
| [[Communist Party of India]]
|7
|
|
|
| style="background-color: {{party color|Swatantra Party}}" |
|[[Swatantra Party]]
|1
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
|[[Independent (politician)|IND]] 1
|1
! colspan="8" |{{ndash}}
!
|-
|[[4th Lok Sabha|4th]]<br />({{small|[[1967 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh|1967]]}})
|41
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|35
|
|
|
| style="background-color: {{party color|Swatantra Party}}" |
|[[Swatantra Party]]
|3
|
|
|
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
|[[Independent (politician)|IND]] 2
|2
! colspan="8" |{{ndash}}
!
| style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India}}" |
| [[Communist Party of India]]
|1
|-
|[[5th Lok Sabha|5th]]<br />({{small|[[1971 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh|1971]]}})
|41
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|28
|
|
|
| style="background-color: {{party color|Telangana Praja Samithi}}" |
| [[Telangana Praja Samithi]]
|10
|
|
|
| style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India}}" |
| [[Communist Party of India]]
|1
| style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" |
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
|1
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
|[[Independent (politician)|IND]] 1
|1
! colspan="5" |{{ndash}}
!
|-
|[[6th Lok Sabha|6th]]<br />({{small|[[1977 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh|1977]]}})
|42
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}" |
| rowspan="2" | [[Indian National Congress (R)]]
|41
|
|
|
| style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Party}}" |
|
|1
|
|
|
! colspan="14" |{{ndash}}
!
|-
|[[7th Lok Sabha|7th]]<br />({{small|[[1980 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh|1980]]}})
|42
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}" |
|42
|
|
|
! colspan="20" |{{ndash}}
!
|-
|[[8th Lok Sabha|8th]]<br />({{small|[[1984 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh|1984]]}})
|42
| style="background-color: {{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}" |
| [[Telugu Desam Party]]
|31
|
|
|
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| [[Indian National Congress]]
|6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|[[9th Lok Sabha|9th]]<br />({{small|[[1989 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh|1989]]}})
|42
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| rowspan="4" | [[Indian National Congress]]
|39
|
|
|
| style="background-color: {{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}" |
| rowspan="4" | [[Telugu Desam Party]]
|2
|
|
|
| style="background-color: {{party color|All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimen}}" |
|[[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen]]
|1
! colspan="11" |{{ndash}}
!
|-
|[[10th Lok Sabha|10th]]<br />({{small|[[1991 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh|1991]]}})
|42
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|25
|
|
|
| style="background-color: {{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}" |
|13
|
|
|
| style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India}}" |
| rowspan="2" | [[Communist Party of India]]
|1
| style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" |
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
|1
| style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|1
| style="background-color: {{party color|All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimen)}}" |
|[[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen]]
|1
! colspan="2" |{{ndash}}
!
|-
|[[11th Lok Sabha|11th]]<br />({{small|[[1996 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh|1996]]}})
|42
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|22
|
|
|
| style="background-color: {{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}" |
|16
|
|
|
| style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India}}" |
|2
! colspan="8" |{{ndash}}
!
| style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" |
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] 1
|1
|-
|[[12th Lok Sabha|12th]]<br />({{small|[[1998 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh|1998]]}})
|42
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|22
|
|
|
| style="background-color: {{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}" |
|12
|
|
|
| style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|4
! colspan="8" |{{ndash}}
!
| style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India}}" |
| [[Communist Party of India]]
|2
|-
|[[13th Lok Sabha|13th]]<br />({{small|[[1999 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh|1999]]}})
|42
| style="background-color: {{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}" |
| [[Telugu Desam Party]]
|29
|
|
|
| style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|7
|
|
|
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| [[Indian National Congress]]
|5
! colspan="8" |{{ndash}}
!
| style="background-color: {{party color|All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimen}}" |
|[[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen]]
|1
|-
|[[14th Lok Sabha|14th]]<br />({{small|[[2004 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh|2004]]}}
|42
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| rowspan="2" | [[Indian National Congress]]
|29
|
|
|
| style="background-color: {{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}" |
| rowspan="2" | [[Telugu Desam Party]]
|5
|
|[[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]]
|2
| style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India}}" |
| [[Communist Party of India]]
|1
| style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" |
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
|1
| style="background-color: {{party color|All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimen}}" |
|[[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen]]
|1
! colspan="5" |{{ndash}}
!
|-
|[[15th Lok Sabha|15th]]<br />({{small|[[2009 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh|2009]]}})
|42
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|33
|
|
|
| style="background-color: {{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}" |
|6
|
|
|
| style="background-color: {{party color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}" |
|[[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]]
|2
! colspan="8" |{{ndash}}
!
| style="background-color: {{party color|All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimen}}" |
|[[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen]]
|1
|-
|[[16th Lok Sabha|16th]]<br />({{small|[[2014 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh|2014]]}})
|25
| style="background-color: {{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}" |
| [[Telugu Desam Party]]
|15
|
|
|
| style="background-color: {{party color|YSR Congress Party}}" |
| [[YSR Congress Party]]
|8
|
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|[[17th Lok Sabha|17th]]<br />({{small|[[2019 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh|2019]]}})
|25
| style="background-color: {{party color|YSR Congress Party}}" |
| [[YSR Congress Party]]
|22
|
|
|
| style="background-color: {{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}" |
| [[Telugu Desam Party]]
|3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
!
!
|
|
|
|-
|-
|[[18th Lok Sabha|18th]]<br />({{small|[[2024 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh|2024]]}})
|25
| style="background-color: {{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}" |
| [[Telugu Desam Party]]
|16
|
|
|
| style="background-color: {{party color|YSR Congress Party}}" |
| [[YSR Congress Party]]
|4
|
|
|
| style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|3
|
|
|
|style="background-color: {{party color|Jana Sena Party}}" |
| [[Jana Sena Party]]
|2
|
|
|
|
|
| style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|3
|}
|}


===Assembly election===
== Assembly elections ==
 
=== [[Andhra State]] (1953–1956) ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Year
Line 158: Line 527:
! Opposition Leader
! Opposition Leader
|-
|-
|1956
|1955
|[[1955 Andhra State Legislative Assembly election|First Assembly]]
|[[1955 Andhra State Legislative Assembly election|First Assembly]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
|[[Neelam Sanjiva Reddy]]
|[[Bezawada Gopala Reddy]]
|([[Indian National Congress|Congress]])
|([[Indian National Congress|Congress]])
|Total: 142. Congress: 119 <br />CPI: 15, Independents: 8
|Total: 196. Congress: 119 <br />CPI: 15, Independents: 8
|[[Puchalapalli Sundarayya]]
|[[Puchalapalli Sundarayya]]
|----
|----
|}
=== [[Andhra Pradesh]] (1956–present) ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
! Election
! colspan="2" |Chief Minister
! Party
! Party-wise seats details
! Opposition Leader
|-
|1957
|1957
|[[1957 Andhra Pradesh state assembly election|Second Assembly]]
|[[1957 Andhra Pradesh state assembly election|First Assembly]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
|[[Damodaram Sanjeevaiah]] <br /> [[Neelam Sanjiva Reddy]] (2)
|[[Neelam Sanjiva Reddy]] [[Damodaram Sanjivayya]]
|([[Indian National Congress|Congress]])
|([[Indian National Congress|Congress]])
|Total: 105. Congress: 68 <br />PDF: 22, Jana Sangh: 0, Independents: 12
| INC 68; PDF 22; Independent 12; Total 105
|[[Puchalapalli Sundarayya]]
|[[Puchalapalli Sundarayya]]
|----
|----
|1962
|1962
|[[1962 Andhra Pradesh state assembly election|Third Assembly]]
|[[1962 Andhra Pradesh state assembly election|Second Assembly]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
|[[Neelam Sanjiva Reddy]] (3) <br /> [[Kasu Brahmananda Reddy]]
|[[Neelam Sanjiva Reddy]]<br />[[Kasu Brahmananda Reddy]]
|([[Indian National Congress|Congress]])
|([[Indian National Congress|Congress]])
|Total: 300. Congress: 177 <br />CPI: 51, Swatantra Party: 19, Independents: 51
|Total: 300. Congress: 177 <br />CPI: 51, Swatantra Party: 19, Independents: 51
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|----
|----
|1967
|1967
|[[1967 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|Fourth Assembly]]
|[[1967 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|Third Assembly]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
|[[Kasu Brahmananda Reddy]] (2)
|[[Kasu Brahmananda Reddy]]<br />[[Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao|P.V. Narasimha Rao]]
|([[Indian National Congress|Congress]])
|([[Indian National Congress|Congress]])
|Total: 287. Congress: 165 <br />Swatantra Party: 29, CPM: 9,CPI: 11, BJS : 3, RPI: 1, SSP: 1, Independents: 68
|Total: 287. Congress: 165 <br />Swatantra Party: 29, CPM: 9, CPI: 11, BJS : 3, RPI: 1, SSP: 1, Independents: 68
|[[T. Nagi Reddy]]
|[[T. Nagi Reddy]]
|----
|----
|1972
|1972
|[[1972 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|Fifth Assembly]]
|[[1972 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|Fourth Assembly]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
|[[Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao|P.V. Narasimha Rao]]<br />[[Jalagam Vengala Rao]]
|[[Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao|P.V. Narasimha Rao]]<br />[[Jalagam Vengala Rao]]
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|----
|----
|1978
|1978
|[[1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|Sixth Assembly]]
|[[1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|Fifth Assembly]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
|[[Marri Chenna Reddy]]<br />[[Tanguturi Anjaiah|T. Anjaiah]]<br />[[Bhavanam Venkatarami Reddy]]<br />[[Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy]]
|[[Marri Chenna Reddy]]<br />[[Tanguturi Anjaiah|T. Anjaiah]]<br />[[Bhavanam Venkatarami Reddy]]<br />[[Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy]]
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|----
|----
|1983
|1983
|[[1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|Seventh Assembly]]
|[[1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|Sixth Assembly]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}" |
|[[Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao]] <br />[[Nadendla Bhaskara Rao]]
|[[Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao]] <br />[[Nadendla Bhaskara Rao]]
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|----
|----
|1985
|1985
|[[1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|Eighth Assembly]]
|[[1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|Seventh Assembly]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}" |
|[[N T Rama Rao]] (2)
|[[Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao]] (2)
|[[Telugu Desam Party]]
|[[Telugu Desam Party]]
|Total: 294. TDP: 202, Congress: 50 <br />BJP: 8, Janata Party: 3, CPI: 11, CPM: 11
|Total: 294. TDP: 202, Congress: 50 <br />BJP: 8, Janata Party: 3, CPI: 11, CPM: 11
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|----
|----
|1989
|1989
|[[1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|Ninth Assembly]]
|[[1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|Eighth Assembly]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
|[[M Chenna Reddy]] (2)<br />[[Nedurumalli Janardhana Reddy]]<br />Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy (2)
|[[M Chenna Reddy]] (2)<br />[[Nedurumalli Janardhana Reddy]]<br />[[Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy]] (2)
|Congress
|Congress
|Total: 294. Congress: 181, TDP: 74.
|Total: 294. Congress: 181, TDP: 74.
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|----
|----
|1994
|1994
|[[1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|Tenth Assembly]]
|[[1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|Ninth Assembly]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}" |
|[[N T Rama Rao]] (3)<br />[[Nara Chandrababu Naidu]]
|[[Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao]] (3)<br />[[Nara Chandrababu Naidu]]
|Telugu Desam Party
|Telugu Desam Party
|Total: 294. TDP: 216, Congress: 26, CPI: 19, CPM: 15, BJP: 3
|Total: 294. TDP: 216, Congress: 26, CPI: 19, CPM: 15, BJP: 3
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|----
|----
|1999
|1999
|[[1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|Eleventh Assembly]]
|[[1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|Tenth Assembly]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}" |
|[[Nara Chandrababu Naidu]] (2)
|[[Nara Chandrababu Naidu]] (2)
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|----
|----
|2004
|2004
|[[2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|Twelfth Assembly]]
|[[2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|Eleventh Assembly]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
|[[Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy]]
|[[Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy]]
|Congress
|Congress
|Total: 294. Congress: 185, TDP: 47, TRS: 26, CPM:9, CPI:6, MIM:4,BJP:2, BSP:1  
|Total: 294. Congress: 185, TDP: 47, TRS: 26, CPM:9, CPI:6, MIM:4, BJP:2, BSP:1  
|[[Nara Chandrababu Naidu]]
|[[Nara Chandrababu Naidu]]
|----
|----
|2009
|2009
|[[2009 Andhra Pradesh state assembly elections|Thirteenth Assembly]]
|[[2009 Andhra Pradesh state assembly elections|Twelfth Assembly]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
|Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy (2)<br />[[Konijeti Rosaiah]]<br />[[Kiran Kumar Reddy]]
|[[Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy]] (2)<br />[[Konijeti Rosaiah]]<br />[[Kiran Kumar Reddy]]
|Congress
|Congress
|Total: 294. Congress: 156. TDP: 92, Praja Rajyam Party: 18, TRS: 10.
|Total: 294. Congress: 156. TDP: 92, Praja Rajyam Party: 18, TRS: 10.
|[[Nara Chandrababu Naidu]]
|[[Nara Chandrababu Naidu]]
|----
|----
|}
In 2014, Andhra Pradesh (Total 294) was bifurcated into Telangana (119) and Andhra Pradesh (175) states.
<br/>See : [[Elections in Telangana|Information about Elections in Telangana]]
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
! Election
! Colspan=2|Chief Minister
!Party
! Party-wise seats details
! Opposition Leader
|-
|2014
|2014
|[[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|Fourteenth Assembly]]
|[[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|Thirteenth Assembly]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}" |
|[[Nara Chandrababu Naidu]]
|[[Nara Chandrababu Naidu]]
|TDP
|TDP
|Total: 175. TDP: 102. BJP:4 ; <br />YSR Congress: 67
|Total: 175. TDP: 102. BJP:4; <br />YSR Congress: 67
|[[Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy]]
|[[Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy]]
|----
|----
|2019
|2019
|[[2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|Fifteenth Assembly]]
|[[2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|Fourteenth Assembly]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|YSR Congress Party}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|YSR Congress Party}}" |
|[[Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy]]
|[[Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy]]
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|[[Nara Chandrababu Naidu]]
|[[Nara Chandrababu Naidu]]
|----
|----
|2024
|[[2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|Fifteenth Assembly]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}" |
|[[Nara Chandrababu Naidu]]
|TDP
|Total: 175. TDP: 135,<br /> JSP:21, BJP:8, YSR Congress:11.
| vacant
|----
|}
=== Performance of Political Parties ===
{|style="width:100%; text-align:center;"
| style="background: {{Party color|Indian National Congress}}; width:60.3%;" |'''9'''
| style="background:{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}; width:33.5%;" |'''5'''
| style="background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}}; width:6.7%;" |'''1'''
|-
|<span style="color: {{Party color|Indian National Congress}};">'''INC'''</span>
|<span style="color:{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}};">'''TDP'''</span>
|<span style="color:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};">'''YSRCP'''</span>
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
|-
! Political Party
! [[1955 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1955]]
! [[1957 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
! [[1962 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1962]]
! [[1967 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
! [[1972 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1972]]
! [[1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1978]]
! [[1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1983]]
! [[1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
! [[1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1989]]
! [[1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1994]]
! [[1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1999]]
! [[2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
! [[2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2009]]
! [[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2014]]
! [[2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2019]]
![[2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2024]]
|-
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| 119
|68
|177
|165
|219
|30
|60
|50
|181
|26
|91
|185
|156
|0
|0
|0
|-
| [[Janata Party|JP]]
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{active|60}}
|1
|3
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|{{terminated|''M/D''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|-
| [[Bharatiya Janatha Party|BJP]]
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|3
|8
|5
|3
|12
|2
|2
|4
|0
|8
|-
| [[Communist Party of India|CPI]]
|15
|0
|51
|11
|7
|6
|6
|11
|8
|19
|0
|6
|4
|0
|0
|0
|-
| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{dropped|[[Communist Party of India|CPI]]}}
|9
|1
|8
|5
|11
|6
|15
|2
|9
|1
|0
|0
|0
|-
| [[Telugu Desam Party|TDP]]
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{active|201}}
|202
|74
|216
|180
|47
|92
|102
|23
|135
|-
| [[Telangana Rashtra Samiti|TRS]]
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{dropped|[[Telugu Desam Party|TDP]]}}
|{{active|26}}
|10
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|-
|[[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen|AIMIM]]
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{active|4}}
|1
|4
|4
|7
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|-
| [[Praja Rajyam Party|PRP]]
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{active|18}}
|{{terminated|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|-
| [[Lok Satta Party|LSP]]
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{active|1}}
|{{nocontest|''NC''}} {{efn|Party is functioning but not into active Politics}}
|{{nocontest|''NC''}}
|{{nocontest|''NC''}}
|-
| [[YSR Congress Party|YSRCP]]
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{dropped|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]}}
|67 {{efn| Due to its contesting in By-elections earlier this is not treated as Debut}}
|151
|11
|-
| [[Jana Sena Party|JSP]]
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|{{nocontest|''NC''}} {{efn|Outside support to [[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]] which included [[Telugu Desam Party|TDP]] and [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]}}
|0
|21
|-
| [[Independent politician|Independents]] {{efn|Independents and Others may differ due to lack of differenciation}}
|22
|13
|51
|68
|57
|15
|0
|0
|15
|0
|5
|0
|3
|1
|0
|0
|-
| Others
|40
|24
|21
|34
|3
|175 {{efn| All these 175 seats were secured by the [[Indian National Congress|INC]] faction [[Indian National Congress (R)|INC(R)]]}}
|20
|9
|1
|2
|0
|15
|0
|1
|0
|0
|-
| Total
|196
|105
|300
|287
|287
|294
|294
|294
|294
|294
|294
|294
|294
|175
|175
|175
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Legend
|-
! Particular
! Representation
|-
|Did not exist/Did not contest previously
|{{no|''NCP''}}
|-
|Merger/Dissolved
|{{terminated|''M/D''}}
|-
|Split
|{{dropped|}}
|-
|Debut
|{{active|}}
|-
|Did not contest
|{{nocontest|''NC''}}
|-
|}
|}
{{notelist}}


==History of political parties==
==History of political parties==
{{main|Politics of Andhra Pradesh}}
{{main|Politics of Andhra Pradesh}}
The [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) won a majority of seats at the state level continuously from the formation of the state until 1983 when the [[Telugu Desam Party]] (TDP) was formed by Actor N.T.Rama Rao, the first non-Congress government in the state. From 1984 to 2004, the politics of the state was essentially a two party system. The INC regained the state from 1989 to 1994.
The [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) won a majority of seats at the state level continuously from the formation of the state until 1983 when the [[Telugu Desam Party]] (TDP) was formed by Actor [[N.T.Rama Rao]], the first non-Congress government in the state. From 1984 to 2004, the politics of the state was essentially a two party system. The INC regained the state from 1989 to 1994.


The TDP formed the state government from 1995 to 2004. In 2004, the INC formed the government again.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-04-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090416163306/http://eci.nic.in/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp |archive-date=16 April 2009}}</ref> This government also completed its second term having won the Assembly elections in 2009. The Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) was formed in 2008 by Telugu Film Actor Chiranjeevi; that party won the third largest number of seats in the 2009 state assembly elections and then merged into congress. After the death of the chief minister [[Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy|Y. S. Rajashekar Reddy]] his son [[Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy|Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy]] came into the lime light. He has resigned from congress after disputes with congress leadership at center. The TDP forms the principal opposition party in the state assembly during this time.
The TDP formed the state government from 1994 to 2004. In 2004, the INC formed the government again.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp |title=Election Commission India |access-date=2009-04-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090416163306/http://eci.nic.in/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp |archive-date=16 April 2009}}</ref> This government also completed its second term having won the Assembly elections in 2009. The Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) was formed in 2008 by Telugu Film Actor Chiranjeevi; that party won the third largest number of seats in the 2009 state assembly elections and then merged into congress. After the death of the chief minister [[Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy|Y. S. Rajashekar Reddy]] his son [[Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy|Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy]] came into the lime light. He has resigned from congress after disputes with congress leadership at center.


The state had an ongoing sub-regionalist [[Telangana#Separate Telangana state movement|Telangana movement]] with the [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]] (TRS) being formed in 2001 on this platform. And under the leadership of [[K. Chandrashekar Rao|K Chandrashekar Rao]] [[Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014|separate state]] of [[Telangana]] was carved out of Andhra Pradesh. Then during next elections TDP had emerged with highest number of seats after fighting the elections with [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] and [[Pawan Kalyan]] who was entering politics during that time. Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has formed a new party after resigning from congress named [[YSR Congress Party|Y. S. R Congress party]] which was the main opposition from 2014–2019. During this period [[Jana Sena Party|JanaSena]] the party of Pawan Kalyan cut ties with TDP due to conflict on [[Special Status for Andhra Pradesh Protests|special status of Andhra Pradesh]] which was one of the commitments during the states bifurcation in 2014. Also TDP cut ties with BJP in 2019 for the same reason.
The state had an ongoing sub-regionalist [[Telangana#Separate Telangana state movement|Telangana movement]] with the [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]] (TRS) being formed in 2001 on this platform. And under the leadership of [[K. Chandrashekar Rao|K Chandrashekar Rao]] [[Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014|separate state]] of [[Telangana]] was carved out of Andhra Pradesh. Then during next elections TDP had emerged with highest number of seats after fighting the elections with [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] and [[Pawan Kalyan]] who was entering politics during that time. Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has formed a new party after resigning from congress named [[YSR Congress Party|Y. S. R Congress party]] which was the main opposition from 2014–2019. During this period [[Jana Sena Party|JanaSena]] the party of Pawan Kalyan cut ties with TDP due to conflict on [[Special Status for Andhra Pradesh Protests|special status of Andhra Pradesh]] which was one of the commitments during the states bifurcation in 2014. Also TDP cut ties with BJP in 2019 for the same reason.


During 2019 Assembly and Lok Sabha elections YSR congress party won with a landslide victory in both elections. Currently TDP is in opposition in the state assembly. JanaSena getting third highest percentage of votes and both BJP and Congress became small parties in Andhra Pradesh
During 2019 Assembly and Lok Sabha elections YSR congress party won with a landslide victory in both elections. TDP was in opposition in the state assembly. JanaSena getting third highest percentage of votes and both BJP and Congress became small parties in Andhra Pradesh.
 
During 2024 Assembly and Lok Sabha elections (total 175) TDP won (135) with a landslide historic victory in both elections. Currently there is no actual opposition in the state assembly since the opposition YSRCP did not secure enough seats (required 18, won 11). JanaSena getting second highest no. of seats (21) and BJP (8) in Andhra Pradesh.


==Election Commission==
==Election Commission==
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==Electoral process==
==Electoral process==
{{main|Elections_in_India#Electoral_process|l1=Electoral Process in India}}
{{main|Elections_in_India#Electoral_process|l1=Electoral Process in India}}
The latest election in Andhra Pradesh were conducted in two phases.<ref>http://eci.nic.in/notification/notification.asp</ref> All citizens of India above 18 years of age are eligible to enrol as voters in the electoral rolls.  It is the responsibility of the eligible voters to enrol.  Normally, voter registrations are allowed at latest one week prior to the last date for nomination of candidates.
The latest election in Andhra Pradesh were conducted in two phases.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/notification/notification.asp |title=Election Commission India |access-date=8 August 2009 |archive-date=19 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619061404/http://eci.nic.in/notification/notification.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref> All citizens of India above 18 years of age are eligible to enrol as voters in the electoral rolls.  It is the responsibility of the eligible voters to enrol.  Normally, voter registrations are allowed at latest one week prior to the last date for nomination of candidates.


===Pre elections===
===Pre elections===
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==Absentee voting==
==Absentee voting==
As of now, India does not have an absentee ballot system. Section 19 of The Representation of the People Act (RPA)-1950<ref>[http://gulbarga.nic.in/karelections2008/ACTS/RPAct1950.pdf Representation of the People Act-1950] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226073956/http://gulbarga.nic.in/karelections2008/ACTS/RPAct1950.pdf |date=26 February 2009 }}</ref> allows a person to register to vote if he or she is above 18 years of age and is an 'ordinary resident' of the residing constituency i.e. living at the current address for 6 months or longer. Section 20 of the above Act disqualifies a non-resident Indian (NRI) from getting his/her name registered in the electoral rolls. Consequently, it also prevents an NRI from casting his/her vote in elections to the Parliament and to the State Legislatures.
As of now, India does not have an absentee ballot system. Section 19 of The Representation of the People Act (RPA)-1950 allows people to register to vote whore above 18 years of age and an 'ordinary resident' of the residing constituency i.e. living at the current address for 6 months or longer.<ref>[http://gulbarga.nic.in/karelections2008/ACTS/RPAct1950.pdf Representation of the People Act-1950] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226073956/http://gulbarga.nic.in/karelections2008/ACTS/RPAct1950.pdf |date=26 February 2009 }}</ref> Section 20 of the above Act disqualifies non-resident Indians (NRI) from getting their name registered in the electoral rolls. Consequently, it also prevents an NRI from casting a vote in elections to the Parliament and to the State Legislatures.


The Representation of the People (Amendment) 2006 Bill was introduced in the Parliament by Shri Hanraj Bharadwaj, Minister of Law and Justice during February 2006 with an objective to amend Section 20 of the RPA-1950 to enable NRIs to vote. Despite the report submitted by the Parliamentary Standing Committee two years ago, the Government has so far failed to act on the recommendations. The Bill was reintroduced in the 2008 budget session of the Parliament to the Lok Sabha. But no action taken once again.
The Representation of the People (Amendment) 2006 Bill was introduced in the Parliament by Shri Hanraj Bharadwaj, Minister of Law and Justice during February 2006 with an objective to amend Section 20 of the RPA-1950 to enable NRIs to vote. Despite the report submitted by the Parliamentary Standing Committee two years ago, the Government has so far failed to act on the recommendations. The Bill was reintroduced in the 2008 budget session of the Parliament to the Lok Sabha. But no action taken once again.


Several civic society organisations have urged the government to amend the RPA act to allow NRI's and people on the move to cast their vote through absentee ballot system.<ref>[http://voterswithoutborders.org Petition for Absentee Voting in Indian Elections] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090416234322/http://voterswithoutborders.org/ |date=16 April 2009 }}</ref><ref>[http://tanushreebagrodia.blogspot.com/2008/12/nri-voting-rights-and-upcoming.html Non-Resident Indians Voting rights in the upcoming general elections ]</ref>
Several civic society organisations have urged the government to amend the RPA act to allow NRI's and people on the move to cast their vote through absentee ballot system.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090416234322/http://voterswithoutborders.org/ Petition for Absentee Voting in Indian Elections]}}</ref><ref>[https://tanushreebagrodia.blogspot.com/2008/12/nri-voting-rights-and-upcoming.html Non-Resident Indians Voting rights in the upcoming general elections ]</ref>


==Further reading==
==Further reading==
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==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of Assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh]]
* [[List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha#Andhra Pradesh|List of Lok Sabha Constituencies]]
* [[Elections in India]]
* [[Elections in India]]
* [[49-O]] Popularly known as 'No Vote'
* [https://chaibisket.com/ap-elections-complete-list/ List Of All 175 MLA Candidates Who’ve Won In Andhra Pradesh State Assembly Elections 2019]
* [[List of chairpersons of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.apsec.gov.in Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission]
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* [http://www.assemblyelections.com/ Assembly Elections]
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* [http://www.indohistory.com/elections_in_india.html Elections in India] History and information
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* [http://www.electionsamachar.com/ News Related to 2009 Elections in India]
* [http://www.electionsamachar.com/ News Related to 2009 Elections in India]
* [http://indianelections.blogadda.com Social Media Conversations of Indian Elections 2009]
* [http://indianelections.blogadda.com Social Media Conversations of Indian Elections 2009]
* [http://www.elections.in/andhra-pradesh/parliamentary-constituencies/ Andhra Pradesh Lok Sabha Election 2019]
* [http://www.elections.in/andhra-pradesh/parliamentary-constituencies/ Andhra Pradesh Lok Sabha Election 2019]
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For current assembly elections, see 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.
Andhra Pradesh in India

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.

Electoral system[edit | edit source]

In 2014, Andhra Pradesh (Total 294 seats) was bifurcated into Andhra Pradesh (175 seats) and Telangana (119 seats) states.

National level[edit | edit source]

Lok Sabha[edit | edit source]

Andhra Pradesh is represented by a total of 25 MP's in the Lok Sabha. From the total of 25 seats, 20 belong to the general category candidates and the other 5 are reserved for the SC/ST category. In the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, out of 25 seats, National Democratic Alliance won 21 seats, while Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party managed to win 4 seats.[1]

Rajya Sabha[edit | edit source]

Both houses of the state legislature jointly nominate Members to the Rajya Sabha.

State level[edit | edit source]

Main article: Andhra Pradesh Legislature

Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]

Main article: Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly

The Andhra Pradesh legislature assembly has 175 seats. For the election of its members, the state is divided into 175 Assembly Constituencies in which the candidate securing the largest number of votes is declared elected.

Legislative Council[edit | edit source]

Main article: Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council

The Upper House known as the Legislative Council has lesser powers than the Assembly and several of its members are nominated by the Assembly; others are elected from various sections of society, such as Graduates and Teachers. Currently the Legislative Council consists of 58 members.

Electoral history[edit | edit source]

The first general elections were conducted in Andhra state in 1955, for 196 constituencies representing 11 Districts. In 1956, the United Andhra Pradesh State Legislative Assembly had 294 seats representing 23 districts. From 1956 to 1958 the United Andhra Pradesh Legislature was Unicameral and from 1958 when the council was formed the Legislative Council was abolished and the United Andhra Pradesh Legislature became Unicameral once again, until March 2007 when it was re-established and elections were held for its seats as per The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council Bill, 2004.[2] From 2014 there are 175 constituencies in Andhra Legislative Assembly and 58 constituencies Andhra Legislative Council.

General election results (Legislative Assembly)
1978 Legislative Assembly election result
1983 Legislative Assembly election result
1985 Legislative Assembly election result
1989 Legislative Assembly election result
1994 Legislative Assembly election result
1999 Legislative Assembly election result
2004 Legislative Assembly election result
2009 Legislative Assembly election result
2014 Legislative Assembly election result
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2019 Legislative Assembly election result
2024 Legislative Assembly election result

Main political parties[edit | edit source]

Telugu Desam Party (TDP), Jana Sena Party (JSP), YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Indian National Congress (INC), Communist Party of India (CPI), Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPIM).

General (Lok Sabha) elections[edit | edit source]

Lok Sabha

(Election)

Total seats 1st party 2nd party 3rd party Other party
Party Seats Party Seats Party Seats Party Seats Party Seats Party Seats Party Seats Party Seats Party Seats
1st[lower-alpha 1]
(1951) 		28 Indian National Congress 6 Communist Party of India 6 Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party 2 Socialist Party 2 IND 12 12
2nd
(1957) 		43 37
3rd
(1962) 		43 34 Communist Party of India 7 Swatantra Party 1 IND 1 1 –
4th
(1967) 		41 35 Swatantra Party 3 IND 2 2 – Communist Party of India 1
5th
(1971) 		41 28 Telangana Praja Samithi 10 Communist Party of India 1 Communist Party of India (Marxist) 1 IND 1 1 –
6th
(1977) 		42 Indian National Congress (R) 41 1 –
7th
(1980) 		42 42 –
8th
(1984) 		42 Telugu Desam Party 31 Indian National Congress 6
9th
(1989) 		42 Indian National Congress 39 Telugu Desam Party 2 All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen 1 –
10th
(1991) 		42 25 13 Communist Party of India 1 Communist Party of India (Marxist) 1 Bharatiya Janata Party 1 All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen 1 –
11th
(1996) 		42 22 16 2 – CPI(M) 1 1
12th
(1998) 		42 22 12 Bharatiya Janata Party 4 – Communist Party of India 2
13th
(1999) 		42 Telugu Desam Party 29 Bharatiya Janata Party 7 Indian National Congress 5 – All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen 1
14th
(2004 		42 Indian National Congress 29 Telugu Desam Party 5 Telangana Rashtra Samithi 2 Communist Party of India 1 Communist Party of India (Marxist) 1 All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen 1 –
15th
(2009) 		42 33 6 Telangana Rashtra Samithi 2 – All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen 1
16th
(2014) 		25 Telugu Desam Party 15 YSR Congress Party 8 Bharatiya Janata Party 2
17th
(2019) 		25 YSR Congress Party 22 Telugu Desam Party 3
18th
(2024) 		25 Telugu Desam Party 16 YSR Congress Party 4 Bharatiya Janata Party 3 Jana Sena Party 2 Bharatiya Janata Party 3

Assembly elections[edit | edit source]

Andhra State (1953–1956)[edit | edit source]

Year Election Chief Minister Party Party-wise seats details Opposition Leader
1955 First Assembly Bezawada Gopala Reddy (Congress) Total: 196. Congress: 119
CPI: 15, Independents: 8 		Puchalapalli Sundarayya

Andhra Pradesh (1956–present)[edit | edit source]

Year Election Chief Minister Party Party-wise seats details Opposition Leader
1957 First Assembly Neelam Sanjiva Reddy Damodaram Sanjivayya (Congress) INC 68; PDF 22; Independent 12; Total 105 Puchalapalli Sundarayya
1962 Second Assembly Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Kasu Brahmananda Reddy 		(Congress) Total: 300. Congress: 177
CPI: 51, Swatantra Party: 19, Independents: 51 		Puchalapalli Sundarayya
1967 Third Assembly Kasu Brahmananda Reddy
P.V. Narasimha Rao 		(Congress) Total: 287. Congress: 165
Swatantra Party: 29, CPM: 9, CPI: 11, BJS : 3, RPI: 1, SSP: 1, Independents: 68 		T. Nagi Reddy
1972 Fourth Assembly P.V. Narasimha Rao
Jalagam Vengala Rao 		(Congress) Congress: 219/287, Independents: 57. Vacant
1978 Fifth Assembly Marri Chenna Reddy
T. Anjaiah
Bhavanam Venkatarami Reddy
Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy 		Congress(Indira) Total: 294. INC(I)+Congress: 205, Janata Party: 60, Ind: 15. Gouthu Latchanna
1983 Sixth Assembly Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao
Nadendla Bhaskara Rao 		(Telugu Desam)
(Rebel TDP Group) 		Total: 294. Telugu Desam: Approx 205.
Congress: 60, BJP: 3, CPI: 4, CPM: 5. 		Mogaligundla Baga Reddy
1985 Seventh Assembly Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (2) Telugu Desam Party Total: 294. TDP: 202, Congress: 50
BJP: 8, Janata Party: 3, CPI: 11, CPM: 11 		Mogaligundla Baga Reddy
1989 Eighth Assembly M Chenna Reddy (2)
Nedurumalli Janardhana Reddy
Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy (2) 		Congress Total: 294. Congress: 181, TDP: 74. N T Rama Rao
1994 Ninth Assembly Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (3)
Nara Chandrababu Naidu 		Telugu Desam Party Total: 294. TDP: 216, Congress: 26, CPI: 19, CPM: 15, BJP: 3 P. Janardhan Reddy
1999 Tenth Assembly Nara Chandrababu Naidu (2) (Telugu Desam Party) Total: 294. TDP+BJP: 180+10 = 190, Congress: 91 Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
2004 Eleventh Assembly Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy Congress Total: 294. Congress: 185, TDP: 47, TRS: 26, CPM:9, CPI:6, MIM:4, BJP:2, BSP:1 Nara Chandrababu Naidu
2009 Twelfth Assembly Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy (2)
Konijeti Rosaiah
Kiran Kumar Reddy 		Congress Total: 294. Congress: 156. TDP: 92, Praja Rajyam Party: 18, TRS: 10. Nara Chandrababu Naidu
2014 Thirteenth Assembly Nara Chandrababu Naidu TDP Total: 175. TDP: 102. BJP:4;
YSR Congress: 67 		Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy
2019 Fourteenth Assembly Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy YSRCP Total: 175. YSR Congress:151,
TDP: 23, JSP:1. 		Nara Chandrababu Naidu
2024 Fifteenth Assembly Nara Chandrababu Naidu TDP Total: 175. TDP: 135,
JSP:21, BJP:8, YSR Congress:11. 		vacant

Performance of Political Parties[edit | edit source]

9 5 1
INC TDP YSRCP
Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Political Party 1955 1957 1962 1967 1972 1978 1983 1985 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024
INC 119 68 177 165 219 30 60 50 181 26 91 185 156 0 0 0
JP NCP NCP NCP NCP NCP Template:Active 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 Template:Terminated NCP NCP
BJP NCP NCP NCP NCP NCP NCP 3 8 5 3 12 2 2 4 0 8
CPI 15 0 51 11 7 6 6 11 8 19 0 6 4 0 0 0
CPI(M) NCP NCP Template:Dropped 9 1 8 5 11 6 15 2 9 1 0 0 0
TDP NCP NCP NCP NCP NCP NCP Template:Active 202 74 216 180 47 92 102 23 135
TRS NCP NCP NCP NCP NCP NCP NCP NCP NCP NCP Template:Dropped Template:Active 10 NCP NCP NCP
AIMIM NCP NCP NCP NCP NCP NCP NCP NCP Template:Active 1 4 4 7 NCP NCP NCP
PRP NCP NCP NCP NCP NCP NCP NCP NCP NCP NCP NCP NCP Template:Active Template:Terminated NCP NCP
LSP NCP NCP NCP NCP NCP NCP NCP NCP NCP NCP NCP NCP Template:Active Template:Nocontest [lower-alpha 2] Template:Nocontest Template:Nocontest
YSRCP NCP NCP NCP NCP NCP NCP NCP NCP NCP NCP NCP NCP Template:Dropped 67 [lower-alpha 3] 151 11
JSP NCP NCP NCP NCP NCP NCP NCP NCP NCP NCP NCP NCP NCP Template:Nocontest [lower-alpha 4] 0 21
Independents [lower-alpha 5] 22 13 51 68 57 15 0 0 15 0 5 0 3 1 0 0
Others 40 24 21 34 3 175 [lower-alpha 6] 20 9 1 2 0 15 0 1 0 0
Total 196 105 300 287 287 294 294 294 294 294 294 294 294 175 175 175
Legend
Particular Representation
Did not exist/Did not contest previously NCP
Merger/Dissolved Template:Terminated
Split Template:Dropped
Debut Template:Active
Did not contest Template:Nocontest
  1. ↑ 1st general election was conducted in 1952 for the Madras State and the Andhra majority area was still part of it with 28 seats until the formation of Andhra State in the year 1953
  2. ↑ Party is functioning but not into active Politics
  3. ↑ Due to its contesting in By-elections earlier this is not treated as Debut
  4. ↑ Outside support to NDA which included TDP and BJP
  5. ↑ Independents and Others may differ due to lack of differenciation
  6. ↑ All these 175 seats were secured by the INC faction INC(R)

History of political parties[edit | edit source]

Main article: Politics of Andhra Pradesh

The Indian National Congress (INC) won a majority of seats at the state level continuously from the formation of the state until 1983 when the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) was formed by Actor N.T.Rama Rao, the first non-Congress government in the state. From 1984 to 2004, the politics of the state was essentially a two party system. The INC regained the state from 1989 to 1994.

The TDP formed the state government from 1994 to 2004. In 2004, the INC formed the government again.[3] This government also completed its second term having won the Assembly elections in 2009. The Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) was formed in 2008 by Telugu Film Actor Chiranjeevi; that party won the third largest number of seats in the 2009 state assembly elections and then merged into congress. After the death of the chief minister Y. S. Rajashekar Reddy his son Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy came into the lime light. He has resigned from congress after disputes with congress leadership at center.

The state had an ongoing sub-regionalist Telangana movement with the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) being formed in 2001 on this platform. And under the leadership of K Chandrashekar Rao separate state of Telangana was carved out of Andhra Pradesh. Then during next elections TDP had emerged with highest number of seats after fighting the elections with BJP and Pawan Kalyan who was entering politics during that time. Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has formed a new party after resigning from congress named Y. S. R Congress party which was the main opposition from 2014–2019. During this period JanaSena the party of Pawan Kalyan cut ties with TDP due to conflict on special status of Andhra Pradesh which was one of the commitments during the states bifurcation in 2014. Also TDP cut ties with BJP in 2019 for the same reason.

During 2019 Assembly and Lok Sabha elections YSR congress party won with a landslide victory in both elections. TDP was in opposition in the state assembly. JanaSena getting third highest percentage of votes and both BJP and Congress became small parties in Andhra Pradesh.

During 2024 Assembly and Lok Sabha elections (total 175) TDP won (135) with a landslide historic victory in both elections. Currently there is no actual opposition in the state assembly since the opposition YSRCP did not secure enough seats (required 18, won 11). JanaSena getting second highest no. of seats (21) and BJP (8) in Andhra Pradesh.

Election Commission[edit | edit source]

Elections in Andhra Pradesh are conducted by the Election Commission of India whose state level head is the Chief Election Commissioner of Andhra Pradesh, the authority created under the Constitution. It is a well established convention that once the election process commences, no courts intervene until the results are declared by the election commission. During the elections, vast powers are assigned to the election commission to the extent that it can function as a civil court, if needed.

Electoral process[edit | edit source]

Main article: Electoral Process in India

The latest election in Andhra Pradesh were conducted in two phases.[4] All citizens of India above 18 years of age are eligible to enrol as voters in the electoral rolls. It is the responsibility of the eligible voters to enrol. Normally, voter registrations are allowed at latest one week prior to the last date for nomination of candidates.

Pre elections[edit | edit source]

The Election Commission's Model Code of Conduct enters into force as soon as the notification for polls is issued. This places restrictions on the campaigning by political parties as well as prohibits certain government actions that would unduly influence the election.

Voting day[edit | edit source]

The electoral process is the same as in the rest of India with Electronic Voting Machines being used for all Lok Sabha and State Assembly elections.

Post elections[edit | edit source]

After the election day, the EVMs are stood stored in a strong room under heavy security. After the different phases of the elections are complete, a day is set to count the votes. The votes are tallied and typically, the verdict is known within hours. The candidate who has mustered the most votes is declared the winner of the constituency.

The party or coalition that has won the most seats is invited by the Governor to form the new government. The coalition or party must prove its majority in the floor of the house (Legislative Assembly) in a vote of confidence by obtaining a simple majority (minimum 50%) of the votes in the House.

Absentee voting[edit | edit source]

As of now, India does not have an absentee ballot system. Section 19 of The Representation of the People Act (RPA)-1950 allows people to register to vote whore above 18 years of age and an 'ordinary resident' of the residing constituency i.e. living at the current address for 6 months or longer.[5] Section 20 of the above Act disqualifies non-resident Indians (NRI) from getting their name registered in the electoral rolls. Consequently, it also prevents an NRI from casting a vote in elections to the Parliament and to the State Legislatures.

The Representation of the People (Amendment) 2006 Bill was introduced in the Parliament by Shri Hanraj Bharadwaj, Minister of Law and Justice during February 2006 with an objective to amend Section 20 of the RPA-1950 to enable NRIs to vote. Despite the report submitted by the Parliamentary Standing Committee two years ago, the Government has so far failed to act on the recommendations. The Bill was reintroduced in the 2008 budget session of the Parliament to the Lok Sabha. But no action taken once again.

Several civic society organisations have urged the government to amend the RPA act to allow NRI's and people on the move to cast their vote through absentee ballot system.[6][7]

Further reading[edit | edit source]

  • Subrata K. Mitra and V. B. Singh. 1999. Democracy and Social Change in India: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the National Electorate. New Delhi: Sage Publications. ISBN 81-7036-809-X (India HB) ISBN 0-7619-9344-4 (U.S. HB).
  • Subrata K. Mitra, Mike Enskat, Clemens Spiess (eds.). 2004. Political Parties in South Asia. Greenwood: Praeger.
  • Subrata K. Mitra/Mike Enskat/V. B. Singh. 2001. India, in: Nohlen, Dieter (Ed.). Elections in Asia and the Pacific: A Data Handbook. Vol. I. Oxford: Oxford University Press

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "MP (Lok Sabha)". Official portal of Andhra Pradesh Government. Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2005. Retrieved 8 August 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑ "Election Commission India". Archived from the original on 16 April 2009. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
  4. ↑ "Election Commission India". Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
  5. ↑ Representation of the People Act-1950 Archived 26 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ Petition for Absentee Voting in Indian Elections[usurped]
  7. ↑ Non-Resident Indians Voting rights in the upcoming general elections

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