Andhra Pradesh assembly election, Mar 1972
287 assembly constituencies in Andhra Pradesh, 58.08% turnout.
Seats
287
Candidates
1,013
2 women, 1 elected
Turnout
58.08%
1.43 cr of 2.46 cr
Leading party
INC
219 of 287 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Andhra Pradesh
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 219 | +54 | 287 | 74,74,255 | 52.29% | +6.87 |
| INDIndependent | 57 | -11 | 488 | 46,04,943 | 32.22% | +5.81 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 7 | -4 | 59 | 8,54,742 | 5.98% | -1.80 |
| SWASwatantra Party | 2 | -27 | 20 | 2,82,949 | 1.98% | -7.86 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 1 | -8 | 32 | 4,54,038 | 3.18% | -4.43 |
| STSSTS | 1 | +1 | 40 | 2,37,934 | 1.66% | — |
| BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh | 0 | -3 | 56 | 2,66,192 | 1.86% | -0.24 |
| NCOIndian National Congress (Organisation) | 0 | 0 | 11 | 45,303 | 0.32% | — |
| DMKDravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36,466 | 0.26% | — |
| RPKRPK | 0 | 0 | 9 | 21,357 | 0.15% | — |
| SOPSOP | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9,952 | 0.07% | — |
| MILMIL | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3,582 | 0.03% | — |
| BCMBCM | 0 | 0 | 1 | 910 | 0.01% | — |
- INC219 (76%)
- IND57 (20%)
- CPI7 (2%)
- SWA2 (1%)
- CPM1 (0%)
- STS1 (0%)
- INC219
- IND57
- CPI7
- SWA2
- CPM1
- STS1
- INC219
- IND57
- CPI7
- SWA2
- CPM1
- STS1
Constituency performance
From the 287 results in Andhra Pradesh
Closest contest
PODILI
won by 125 (0.24%)
Biggest victory
DORNAKAL
won by 0 (—)
Highest turnout
VUYYUR
82.08%
Lowest turnout
DORNAKAL
0.00%
Seat change
Against Andhra Pradesh's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1967), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained120 (42%)
- Changed hands123 (43%)
- New seat44 (15%)
120 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 123 changed hands. 44 did not exist at the previous election.
India’s constituencies have not been redrawn since the 2008 delimitation, so this compares the same seat boundary both times.
Vote share & turnout trend
Andhra Pradesh, every Vidhan Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- INC
- IND
- CPI
- SWA
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 287 seats, alphabetical · showing 51–100 of 287
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHINTAPALLI | INCINGUVA RAMANNA PADALU | INDMATCHARAJU MATCHARASA | 11,77240.96% | 37.0% |
| CHIRALA | INCKOTAIAH GUDDANTI | INDSAJJA CHANDRA | 5980.99% | 72.5% |
| CHITTOOR | INCD. ANIANEYULU NAIDU | DMKK. M. ERRIAH | 18,28336.09% | 55.0% |
| CHODAVARAM | INCPALAVELLI VECHALAPU | INDSURYA NARAYANA BODDU | 7,22411.23% | 74.3% |
| CUDDAPAM | INCGAKKA A RAMGA REDDY | CPIVENKATRAMA REDDY JUTUR | 21,72833.70% | 68.3% |
| DARSI | INCD. KAJA GOPALA REDDY | INDMAHANANDA RAVIPATI | 4,7187.95% | 68.1% |
| DENDULUR | INCRAMAMOHAN R MOTAPARTHY | IND— | 0— | 0.0% |
| DEVERKONDA | CPIBONDIPALI RAMSARMA | INCDEEPLAL CHOHAN | 10,16922.00% | 52.9% |
| DHARAMAVARAM | INCP. V. CHOWDARY | INDG. ANANTHA REDDY | 2,3073.99% | 70.5% |
| DHONE | INCSESHANNA | INDKESAVAREDDY | 15,79226.75% | 65.7% |
| DOMMAT | INCRAMACHANDRA REDDY | INDRAMA RAO | 16,59234.57% | 58.3% |
| DORNAKAL | INCN. RAMCHANDRA REDDY | IND— | 0— | 0.0% |
| DUGGIRALA | INCBONTU GOPALA REDDY | NCOKRISHNAMURTI PASUPULETL | 24,57645.33% | 67.7% |
| ELAMANCHILI | INDKAKARALAPUDI K VENKATA | INCSANYASINAIDU VEESAM | 6,54810.88% | 70.0% |
| ELURU | INDAMANAGANTI SRIRAMULU | INCMALEY VENKATANARAYAN | 1,8053.15% | 72.8% |
| ETCHERLA | INDBALLADA HARIYAPPADU | INCA NADMINITI | 20,63640.16% | 61.1% |
| GADWAL | INCPAGA PULLA REDDY | STSD. K. SAMARA SIMHA REDDY | 4,4279.54% | 50.2% |
| GAGAN MAHAL | INCSHANTA BAI TALPALLIKAR | STSG. NARAYAN RAO | 5,69316.78% | 49.6% |
| GAJAPATHINAGARAM | INCPENUMATCHA SAMBASIVARAJU | IND— | 0— | 0.0% |
| GAJWEL | INCGAJWELLISAIDAIAD | INDALLAM SAILOO | 4,92311.01% | 55.7% |
| GANNAVARAM | INCE S ANANDA BAI TAPPATA | CPMATLURU SRIMANNARAYANA | 3550.69% | 72.4% |
| GHANPUR | INCT. HAYAGRIVA CHARY | CPIARUTALA KAMALA DEVI | 11,70722.17% | 66.1% |
| GIDDALUR | INCPIDATHALA RANGA REDDY | SWAJADI NARAYANA | 37,53871.69% | 68.0% |
| GOMPA | INCGOORLE KRISHNAM NAIDU | INDAPPALANAIDU SUNKARA | 2,8995.67% | 61.9% |
| GOOTY | INDDUDDE KUNTA VENKATAREDDY | INCR. SULTAN | 4710.92% | 59.4% |
| GOPALAPURAM | INDSALI VENKATA RAO | INCTENETI VEERARA GHAVULU | 1,3282.44% | 67.8% |
| GORANTLA | INDP. RAVINDRA REDDY | INCPADM BHASKAR REDDY | 10,65718.54% | 69.9% |
| GUDIVADA | INCKATARI SATYANARAYANA RAO | CPMP. VENKATA SUBBA RAO | 6,93910.80% | 68.5% |
| GUDUR | INDD. SREENIVASUL REDDI | INCT. K. SARADAMBA | 13,04219.44% | 72.1% |
| GUNTUR I | INCVIJAYA RAMANUJAM | CPIMALLAIAH LINGAM K. | 4,3028.76% | 55.9% |
| GUNTUR II | INDN. RAO VENKATA RATNAM | INCCHEBROLU MANUMAIAH | 2,7634.01% | 63.7% |
| GURZALA | CPINAGIREDDY MANDPATI | INCVENKATESWARLU KOTHA | 8,37715.77% | 57.1% |
| HARASAPUR | INCPARAKALA SESHAVATARAM | CPMR SATYANARAYANA RAJU | 18,69529.08% | 68.8% |
| HARISCHANDRAPURAM | INCKAPPALANARASIMHAN BHUKTA | INDVENKATARAMULU KINJARAPU | 19,73748.94% | 57.6% |
| HASANPARTHY | INCROUTU NARSIMHA RAMAIAH | STSPOLEHAKA ANANDU | 8,87421.06% | 47.3% |
| HINDUPUR | INCG. SOMASEKHAR | BJSTHAMBI VENKATA RATNAM | 21,84051.20% | 51.2% |
| HUZURABAD | INCVODITHELA RAJESWAR RAO | INDA K VISWANADHA REDDY | 7,53313.45% | 68.3% |
| HUZURNAGAR | INDKEASARA J. REDDY | INCAKKIRAJU VASUDEVARAO | 14,30818.63% | 79.8% |
| IBRAHIMPATNAM | INCN. ANANTHA REDDY | CPMK. KRISHNA MURTHY | 31,25154.95% | 72.9% |
| ICHAPURAM | INCUPPADA RANGABABU | SWABENDALAM V. SHARMA | 2,4534.77% | 70.3% |
| INDURTHI | CPIBADDAM YELLA REDDY | INCB LAKSHMIKANTH RAO | 5,00710.64% | 61.0% |
| JADCHERLA | INCN. NARASAPPA | INDGUBBA VISWANATHAM | 9,82022.76% | 54.6% |
| JAGGAMPETA | INCPANTHAM PADMANABHAM | INDMUTYALARAO VADDI | 2,1063.60% | 68.0% |
| JAGGAYYAPET | INDV R G K M PRASAD | INCR B R SESHAIAH SRESHTI | 13,26121.59% | 79.0% |
| JAGTIAL | INCVELICHALA JAGAPATHI RAO | INDSAGI RAJESHWARA RAO | 24,06542.75% | 63.3% |
| JAMI | INDAPPALA S R UPPALAPATI | INCBUTCHI APPARAO GORREPATI | 7,03610.30% | 78.1% |
| JAMMALAHADUGU | INDN. REDDY THARHIREDDY | INCRAMAIAH KUNDA | 9,10815.94% | 77.5% |
| JANGAON | INCKASANI NARAYANA | INDDUBBUDU SREE RAM REDDY | 6,73912.67% | 68.7% |
| JUKKAL | INDSAMAL VITHAL REDDY | INCR VENKATARAMA REDDY | 4,32310.38% | 49.1% |
| KADIAM | INCBATTIWA SUBBARAO | INDPILLI SUDHAKARA RAO | 27,45952.48% | 61.4% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Andhra Pradesh alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Andhra Pradesh assembly election, Mar 1972?
Indian National Congress won 219 of 287 seats in Andhra Pradesh, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Andhra Pradesh assembly election, Mar 1972?
Turnout was 58.08% — 1.43 cr of 2.46 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Andhra Pradesh have?
Andhra Pradesh has 287 assembly seats.
