Andhra Pradesh assembly election, Mar 1972
287 assembly constituencies in Andhra Pradesh, 58.08% turnout.
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
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
- INC
- IND
- CPI
- SWA
Assembly seat results
All 287 seats, alphabetical · showing 251–287 of 287
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TANDUR | INCM. MANIK RAO | IND— | 0— | 0.0% |
| TEKKALI | INCSATTARU LOKANADHAM NAIDU | SWASUGGU BHIMESWARA RAO | 14,50428.50% | 61.3% |
| TENALI | INDDOUDAPANENI INDIRA | INCVENKATARAO NANNAPANENI | 5,7537.91% | 76.3% |
| TENUKU | INCGAUNAMANI SATYANARAYAN | INDPRUMARTHI VENKATRAMANIAN | 29,48438.25% | 74.2% |
| THAMBALLAPALLE | INCT. N. ANASUYAMMA | INDKADA A. SUDHAKAR REDDY | 14,08723.62% | 70.3% |
| TIRUPATHI | INCVIJAYASIKHAMANI | INDP. MUNI REDDY | 14,83323.54% | 59.8% |
| TIRUYUR | INCRAMAIAH KOTA | INDBHIMALA SANJEEVI | 11,60021.20% | 68.0% |
| TUNGATURTHI | INDGURUGANTI VENKAT NARSAIAH | CPMM. V. NARSIMHA REDDY | 3,8876.57% | 71.1% |
| TUNI | INCN VIJAYALAKSHMI | INDBANDARU KANNAIAH DORA | 22,80839.17% | 63.4% |
| UDAYAGIRI | INCCHENCHURAMAIAH PONNEBOINA | SWAMADA A THIMMAIAH | 14,21426.10% | 57.4% |
| UNDI | INCDANDUBOYIWA PERAZAH | INDV LAKSHMI THIMMARAJU | 5,0417.72% | 78.7% |
| UNGUTUR | INCCHENTALAPATI S V S MR | IND— | 0— | 0.0% |
| URAVAKONDA | INDBUKKITLA BASAPPA | INCVEMANNA | 2,1634.53% | 61.3% |
| VAYALPAD | INCN. AMARNATHA REDDY | INDC. SATHYANARAYANA REDDY | 21,61239.39% | 71.5% |
| VEMSOOR | INCJACAGAM VENGALA RAO | INDRAVI VEERA VENKAIAH | 38,07264.76% | 69.0% |
| VEMUR | SWAYEDLAPATI VENKATRAO | INCLANKAPALLI RAGHAVAIAH | 1,2971.98% | 74.0% |
| VENKATAGIRI | INCOREPALLI VENKAIASUBBAIAH | INDALLAN KRISHNAIAH | 24,04455.06% | 54.8% |
| VEPANJERI | INCV. MUNASAMAPPA | INDBANGALA ARUMUGHAM | 11,40228.39% | 44.5% |
| VICARABAD | INDTIRUMALAIAH | INCT. N. ADALAXMI | 4,71112.57% | 48.8% |
| VIJAYAWADA EAST | INCRAMA RAO DAMMALAPATI | CPIVENKATA RATNAM CHALASAMI | 7,33512.53% | 66.5% |
| VIJAYAWADA WEST | INCASIB PASHA | INDPOTHARAJU THAMMINA | 3,9656.18% | 74.0% |
| VINUKONDA | INCBHAVANAM JAYAPRADHA | CPIVENKATA SIVAIAH PULUPULA | 5,77610.78% | 55.1% |
| VISAKHAPATNAM I | INCSRI M R DEEN | CPIYELAMANCHILI VIJAYAKUMAR | 7,05913.90% | 43.4% |
| VISAKHAPATNAM I I | INDPOTHINA SANYASI RAO | INDDRONAMRAJU SATYANARAYANA | 1,4923.03% | 48.9% |
| VTZIANAGARAM | INCAPPANNADORA APPASANI | BJSPRAKASARAO ANAVILLA | 24,90256.94% | 54.0% |
| VUNUKURU | INCPALAVALASA RUKMINAMMA | INDMUDILI BABU PARANKUSAH | 13,55222.92% | 68.5% |
| VUYYUR | INCKAKANI VENKATARATNAM | INDSOBHANADRESWARA RAO VADDE | 7,76514.12% | 82.1% |
| WANAKARTHI | INCAYYAPPA | INDDR. BALAKISTAIAH | 1,6893.91% | 48.1% |
| WARANGAL | INCP. UMA REDDY | STSBHUPATHI KRISHNAMURTHY | 1,9613.61% | 61.7% |
| WARDHASNNAPET | INDT. PURUSHOTHAM RAO | INCARELLI BUCHAIAH | 9901.78% | 64.2% |
| YAKUTPURA | INDSULTAN SALAHUDDIN OWAISI | BJSR. ANJIAH | 16,53934.81% | 61.9% |
| YELLANDU | INCVANGA SUBBA RAO | CPIB. PAMAKOTESWARA RAO | 11,82624.20% | 64.3% |
| YELLAREDDY | STSJ ESHWARIBAI | INCN YELLIAH | 1,3724.66% | 37.2% |
| YELLAVARAM | INCRATNABAI TADAPATLA | INDKARABAPANNANORA | 8,84530.63% | 41.1% |
| YEMMIGANUR | INCP. O. SATHYANARAYANA RAJU | NCOM. Y. SOMAPPA | 15,48726.88% | 63.0% |
| YERRAGONDIPALEM | INCKANDULA OBULA REDDI | CPIPOULA SUBRAIAH | 4,0949.06% | 54.1% |
| ZAHIRABAD | INCM BAGA REDDY | INDNARAYAN REDDY | 3670.66% | 67.2% |
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.
