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 101–150 of 294
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JUKKAL | INC(I)GANGARAM | RPKJ. ESHWARI BAI | 7,64716.27% | 56.3% |
| KADIAM | JNPAMMIRAJU PATAMSETTI | INC(I)P. S. RAO | 5870.71% | 78.2% |
| KADIRI | INC(I)NIZAM VALI | JNPDORIGALLU RAJA REDDY | 15,80821.05% | 72.0% |
| KAIKALUR | INDKANUMURU BAPIRAJU | INC(I)SUDABATHULA NAGESWARA RAO | 460.06% | 80.0% |
| KAKINADA | INC(I)MALLADI SWAMY | JNPKATHA JANARDHANA RAO | 11,75615.58% | 68.2% |
| KALWAKURTHI | JNPS.JAIPAL REDDY | INCKAMALA KANTHA RAO KAYITHI | 13,38017.56% | 73.4% |
| KALYANDRUG | JNPHINDI NARASAPPA | INC(I)S.VISWANDAM | 3,4275.49% | 59.7% |
| KAMALAPUR | JNPJANARDHAN REDDY P. | INC(I)MADADI RAMCHANDRA REDDY | 3,1414.06% | 73.2% |
| KAMALAPURAM | INDPERLA SIVA REDDY | JNPVUTUKURU RAMI REDDY | 1,7202.35% | 75.4% |
| KAMAREDDY | INC(I)B. BALAIAH | INDAEDLA RAJA REDDY | 5,6768.78% | 67.2% |
| KANDUKUR | INC(I)DEVI KONDAIAH CHUDARY | JNPAUDINARAYANA REDDY MANUGUNTA | 12,30516.24% | 71.7% |
| KANIGIRI | INC(I)RAMASUBBA REEDDY BUTALAPALLI | JNPPARNA VENKAIAH NAIDU | 1,9412.58% | 67.5% |
| KANKIPADU | INC(I)KONERU RANGA RAO | JNPTUMMALA CHOWDARY | 9,75412.58% | 74.1% |
| KARIMNAGAR | INC(I)KONDAIAH NALUMACHU | JNPCHOKKA RAO JUVVADI | 21,98431.94% | 68.0% |
| KARWAN | INC(I)SHIV LAL | INDGULAM GHOUSE KHAN | 4,5659.88% | 54.6% |
| KAVALI | INC(I)KALIKI YANADI REDDY | JNPGOTTAPATI KONDAPANAIDU | 21,03728.61% | 73.3% |
| KHAIRATABAD | INC(I)JANARDHAN REDDY | JNPNARENDER ALE | 6541.10% | 62.0% |
| KHAMMAM | INC(I)KESARA ANANTHA REDDY | CPMCHIRRAVOORI LAXMI NARSAIAH | 10,41713.90% | 78.5% |
| KHANAPUR | INC(I)AMBAJEE | INCS. A. DEVSHAH | 3,7438.42% | 60.2% |
| KODAD | JNPAKKIRAJU VASUDEVA RAO | INC(I)LAKSHMANA RAJU KUNCHAPU | 3,6954.42% | 79.8% |
| KODANGAL | INDGURUNATH REDDY | INC(I)CHINNA VEERANNA (PULI) | 3,7235.98% | 64.0% |
| KODUMUR | INCD. MUNISWAMY | INC(I)M. SIKAMANI | 6,00810.23% | 67.2% |
| KODUR | JNPNIDIGANTI VENKATASUBBAIAH | INDYERRATHOTA VENKATASUBBAIAH | 1,6882.72% | 63.4% |
| KOILKUNTLA | JNPK. ANKI REDDY | INC(I)BATHULA VENKATA NAGI REDDY | 12,66818.37% | 67.7% |
| KOLLAPUR | INCKOTHA VENKATESHWAR RAO | JNPKONDAGARI RANGA DASU | 14,66320.29% | 74.7% |
| KONDEPI | INC(I)GUNDAPANENI PATTABHI RAMASWAMY | JNPCHAGANTI ROSAIAH NAIDU | 18,29124.78% | 70.2% |
| KOTHAGUDEM | JNPKASAIAH CHEKURI | INCVANAMA VENKATESHWARA RAO | 10,64815.68% | 78.1% |
| KOTHAPETA | JNPMANTHENA VENKATA SURYA SUBHARAJU | INCCHIRLA SOMA SUMDARA REDDY | 3,5694.85% | 82.9% |
| KOTHURU | JNPVISWASARAI NARASIMHARAO | INC(I)NIMMAKA GOPALA RAO | 3,5936.34% | 62.0% |
| KOVUR | INC(I)PELLAKURU RAMACANDRA REDDY | CPMJAKKA VENKA REDDY | 19,26025.56% | 71.5% |
| KOVVUR | INC(I)MUNSHI ABDUL AZIZ | JNPALLURI SARVARAYUDU CHOUDARY | 1,6181.93% | 78.9% |
| KUCHINAPUDI | JNPEVURU SUBBA RAO | INC(I)MANDALI SUBRAHMANYAM | 5,2687.86% | 77.0% |
| KUPPAM | INC(I)B.R.DORASWAMY NAIDU | JNPD.VENKATACHALAM | 10,44217.52% | 64.0% |
| KURNOOL | INC(I)MD. IBRAHIM KHAN | JNPB. SHAMSHIR KHAN | 13,66521.60% | 67.3% |
| LAKKIREDDIPALLI | INC(I)GADIKOTA RAMA SUBBA REDDY | JNPRAJAGOPAL REDDY | 12,79718.18% | 73.6% |
| LUXETTIPET | JNPCHUNCHU LAKSHMAIAH | INC(I)KANDE VENKATA RAMANAIAH | 1,9723.16% | 70.5% |
| MACHERLA | INC(I)CHALLA NARAPA REDDY | JNPKARPURAPUR KOTAIAH | 5,7528.31% | 66.6% |
| MADAKASIRA | INC(I)Y.THIMMA REDDY | JNPN.SRIRAMA REDDY | 11,45117.12% | 71.3% |
| MADANPALLE | INC(I)GANGARAPU VENKATA NARAYANA REDDY | JNPSUNKU BALARAM | 15,84923.89% | 75.2% |
| MADHIRA | INC(I)BANDARU PRASADA RAO | JNPNARASIMHA RAO MADDINENI | 6,2527.66% | 80.3% |
| MADUGULA | INDKURACHA RAMUNAIDU | INC(I)GUMMALA ADINARAYANA | 4370.64% | 69.0% |
| MAHARAJGUNJ | INC(I)SHIV PERSHAD | JNPBADRI VISHAL PITTI | 2660.53% | 61.3% |
| MAHBUBABAD | INCJANNAREDDI JANARDHAN REDDY | INC(I)BADHAVAT BABU | 3,0414.51% | 74.8% |
| MAHBUBNAGAR | INC(I)M.RAM REDDY | JNPK.K.REDDY | 11,51223.97% | 58.2% |
| MAKTHAL | INC(I)NARSIMLU | JNPNARSI REDDY C. | 5,1568.15% | 63.2% |
| MALAKPET | JNPKANDALA PRABHAKAR REDDY | INC(I)B. SAROJINI PULLA REDDY | 1,1211.80% | 60.4% |
| MALLESWARAM | JNPBURAGADDA NIRANJANA RAO | INC(I)YELLA BALARAMAMURTHY | 3,2224.31% | 79.6% |
| MANGALAGIRI | JNPG.V.PATHAIAH | INC(I)THULABANDULA NAGESWARA RAO | 4,0335.78% | 76.1% |
| MANTHANI | INC(I)C. NARAYANA REDDY | INCVOORA SRINIVASA RAO | 8,59215.98% | 59.1% |
| MARKAPUR | CPIPOOLA SUBBAIAH | JNPVENNA VENKATA NARAYANAREDDY | 830.11% | 70.8% |
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.