Andhra Pradesh assembly election, Feb 1978
294 assembly constituencies in Andhra Pradesh, 70.99% turnout.
Seats
294
Candidates
1,538
54 women, 10 elected
Turnout
70.99%
2.02 cr of 2.84 cr
Leading party
INC(I)
175 of 294 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Andhra Pradesh
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC(I)INC(I) | 175 | +175 | 290 | 79,08,220 | 39.25% | — |
| JNPJanata Party | 60 | +60 | 270 | 58,12,532 | 28.85% | — |
| INCIndian National Congress | 30 | -189 | 257 | 34,26,850 | 17.01% | -35.29 |
| INDIndependent | 15 | -42 | 640 | 18,52,808 | 9.20% | -23.02 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 8 | +7 | 22 | 5,46,262 | 2.71% | -0.47 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 6 | -1 | 31 | 5,01,452 | 2.49% | -3.49 |
| RPKRPK | 0 | 0 | 13 | 53,497 | 0.27% | +0.12 |
| ADKADK | 0 | 0 | 9 | 38,691 | 0.19% | — |
| DMKDravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6,547 | 0.03% | -0.22 |
| BCMBCM | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2,123 | 0.01% | 0.00 |
| RRPRRP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 611 | 0.00% | — |
| RPIRPI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 500 | 0.00% | — |
- INC(I)175 (60%)
- JNP60 (20%)
- INC30 (10%)
- IND15 (5%)
- CPM8 (3%)
- CPI6 (2%)
- INC(I)175
- JNP60
- INC30
- IND15
- CPM8
- CPI6
- INC(I)175
- JNP60
- INC30
- IND15
- CPM8
- CPI6
Constituency performance
From the 294 results in Andhra Pradesh
Closest contest
KAIKALUR
won by 46 (0.06%)
Biggest victory
DICHPALLI
won by 31,791 (53.87%)
Highest turnout
MUDINEPALLI
84.40%
Lowest turnout
PADERU
28.32%
Seat change
Against Andhra Pradesh's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1972), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained0 (0%)
- Changed hands0 (0%)
- New seat294 (100%)
0 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 0 changed hands. 294 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(I)
- JNP
- INC
- IND
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 294 seats, alphabetical · showing 51–100 of 294
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHILAKALURIPET | INC(I)SAMBAIAH SOMEPALLI | JNPBHIMIREDDY SUBBA REDDY | 17,46321.67% | 69.4% |
| CHINNUR | INC(I)C. NARAYANA | JNPVOTARIKARI PRABAHKAR | 13,59826.58% | 57.2% |
| CHINTALAPUDI | INC(I)GADDE VENKATESWARA RAO | JNPMANDALAPU SATYANARAYANA | 5,2566.64% | 83.2% |
| CHINTAPALLI | INCKONDALARAO DEPURU | INC(I)KANNALU LOKULA | 3,6567.96% | 50.4% |
| CHIRALA | INC(I)MUTTE VINKATESWARLU | JNPSAJJA CHANDRAMOULI | 1,8572.24% | 74.6% |
| CHITTOOR | JNPN.P.VENKATESWARA CHOUDARY | INC(I)C.V.L. NARAYANA | 8,80212.06% | 73.5% |
| CHODAVARAM | JNPSEETHARAMA SASTRI EMANI | INCPALAYALLI VECHALAPU | 12,06615.00% | 73.7% |
| CHOPPADANDI | INC(I)NAYALAO KONDA SRIPATHI RAO | INCKRISHNA REDDY MUDUGANTI | 6,2579.74% | 61.9% |
| CUDDAPAH | INC(I)GAJJALA RANGA REDDY | JNPR.RAJAGOPALA REDDY | 7220.88% | 74.7% |
| CUMBUM | INC(I)KANDULA OBULA REDDY | JNPMAHAMMAD SHAFIEF SHAIK | 6,4798.88% | 69.7% |
| DARSI | INC(I)GNANA PRAKASAM BERRE | JNPMUVVALA SRIHARI RAO | 1,4582.09% | 63.6% |
| DENDULUR | INC(I)NEELAM CHARLES | JNPGARAPATI KRISHNAMURTHY | 7,90011.22% | 78.6% |
| DEVERKONDA | INC(I)D.RAVINDRA NAIK | CPIKETHAVATH HARIYA | 15,67425.05% | 65.5% |
| DHAMAVARAM | INC(I)ANANATHAREDDY GONUGUNTLA | JNPCHINNA CHIGULLAREVU LAKSHMINARAYANA REDDY | 13,17717.98% | 73.1% |
| DHONE | INC(I)KRISHNA MOORTHY K. E. | INCMEKALA SESHANNA | 29,95050.88% | 73.0% |
| DICHPALLI | INC(I)ANTHAREDDY BALREDDY | INCD. R. BHOOM RAO | 31,79153.87% | 70.8% |
| DOMMAT | INC(I)AIRENI LINGAIAH | JNPC. RAMA RAO | 4,0846.59% | 65.9% |
| DORNAKAL | INCSURENDRA REDDY RAMASAHAYAM* | INC(I)YERRAMREDDY NARSIMHA REDDY | 13,60922.01% | 76.7% |
| DUGGIRALA | INC(I)G.VEDANTHA RAO | CPMGUDIBANDI NAGI REDDY | 1,0701.43% | 75.3% |
| ELAMANCHILI | INCVEESAMU SANYASINAYUDU | JNPNAGIREDDI SATYANARAYANA | 8,66711.97% | 74.0% |
| ELURU | INC(I)SURYA PRAKASA RAO NALABATI | JNPAMANAGANTI SREERAMULU | 10,71213.93% | 72.3% |
| ETCHERLA | JNPKOTHAPALLI NARASAYYA | INC(I)BODDEPALLI NARASIMHULU | 9,79118.14% | 62.7% |
| GADWAL | JNPD.K.SQATYA REDDY | INCPAGA PULLU REDDY | 18,39428.48% | 63.0% |
| GAJAPATHINAGARAM | JNPVANGAPANDU NARAYANAPPALA NAIDU | INDVENKATA GANGARAJU NARKEDAMILLI | 3,1464.31% | 81.0% |
| GAJWEL | INC(I)GAJWEL SAIDIAH | JNPALLAM SAILU | 8,73113.76% | 71.1% |
| GANNAVARAM | CPMPUCHALAPALLI SINDARAYYA | INCLANKA VENKATESWARA RAO (CHINNI) | 17,51224.13% | 83.7% |
| GHANPUR | INC(I)GOKA RAMASWAMY | JNPLINGIAH KATAM | 14,36922.57% | 71.0% |
| GIDDALUR | JNPRANGA REDDI PIDPTHALA | INCMUDIAM PEERA REDDY | 10,17216.38% | 68.0% |
| GOOTY | INC(I)K.VENKATARAMAIAH | JNPJAFFAR SAB | 5,2419.50% | 64.2% |
| GOPALPURAM | INC(I)DESARI SAROJINI DEVI | JNPSATI VENKATRAO | 21,47930.47% | 71.5% |
| GORANTLA | INC(I)P.BAYAPA REDDY | INDNARAYANA REDDY | 2,8974.16% | 73.3% |
| GUDIVADA | INC(I)KATARI SATYANARAYANARAO | CPMPUTTAGUNTA VENKATA SUBBARAO | 5,8247.55% | 72.9% |
| GUDUR | INC(I)PATRA PRAKASA RAO | INDMERIGA RAMAKRISHNAIAH | 25,71234.06% | 70.1% |
| GUNTUR-I | INC(I)ESWARA RAO LINGAMSETTY | JNPABDULLA KHAN MOHAMMAD | 15,56019.45% | 71.8% |
| GUNTUR-II | INC(I)GADA VEERANJANEYA SARMA | JNPNISSANKARARAO VENKATARATHNAM | 6,86511.26% | 68.3% |
| GURZALA | INC(I)GADIPUDI MALLIKARJUNARAO | CPINAGIREDDI MANDAPATI | 23,24828.42% | 69.2% |
| HANAMKONDA | INC(I)T. HAYAGRIVA CHARY | JNPP. UMA REDDY | 13,02019.01% | 65.9% |
| HARISHCHANDRA | INCAPPALANARASIMHA BUGATA KENNAPALLI | JNPKRISHNA MURTI- KINJARAPU | 2,3113.77% | 68.4% |
| HIMAYATNAGAR | JNPLAKSHMI KANTAMA | INC(I)KODATI RAJ MALLU | 3,7257.09% | 59.4% |
| HINDUPUR | INC(I)K.THIPPESWAMY | JNPK.NAGABHUSHANA REDDY | 21,36030.89% | 72.5% |
| HUZURABAD | INCDUGGIRALA VENKAT RAO | JNPALGRIEDDY KASI VISWANATH REDDY | 13,73917.37% | 77.7% |
| IBRAHIMPATNAM | INC(I)SUMITRA DEVI | JNPK. R. KRISHNA SWAMI | 23,50136.00% | 73.8% |
| ICHAPURAM | JNPBENDALAM VENKATESAM SARMA | INC(I)KALLA BALARAMA SWAMY | 14,44623.67% | 73.3% |
| INDURTHI | CPIDESHINI CHINNA MALLAIAH | INC(I)ROOPARAJU LAXMI KANTH RAO | 1,7142.51% | 71.7% |
| JADCHERLA | INC(I)N.NARASAPPA | JNPRAGHUNANDAN REDDY | 17,74031.60% | 63.4% |
| JAGGAMPETA | INC(I)PANTHAM PADAMANABHAM | JNPVADDI MUTYALARAO | 9,88312.71% | 77.5% |
| JAGGAYYAPET | INC(I)RAMARAO BODDULURU | JNPKOMARAGIRI KRISHNA MOHAN RAO | 7,71110.90% | 78.2% |
| JAGTIAL | INC(I)SURENDER RAO DEEVAKONDA | JNPJOGINIPALLI DAMODHAR RAO | 18,14429.75% | 64.9% |
| JAMMALAMADUGU | JNPCHAVVA MORAMMAGARI RAMANATHA REDDY | INCSIVA REDDY PONNAPUREDDI | 22,87427.56% | 82.3% |
| JANGAON | INC(I)KODUR VARDHA REDDY | CPMASIREDDI NARASIMHA REDDY | 2,3713.56% | 75.4% |
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, Feb 1978?
INC(I) won 175 of 294 seats in Andhra Pradesh, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Andhra Pradesh assembly election, Feb 1978?
Turnout was 70.99% — 2.02 cr of 2.84 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Andhra Pradesh have?
Andhra Pradesh has 294 assembly seats.