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 201–250 of 294
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PATTIKONDA | INC(I)K.V. NARASAPPA | INDP. RAMAKRISHNA REDDY | 10,13416.93% | 67.5% |
| PAYAKARAOPETA | INC(I)MARUTHI ADEYYA | INCGARA CHINA NOOKARAJU | 15,46730.77% | 57.4% |
| PEDDAKURAPADU | JNPGANAPA RAMASWAMY REDDY | INC(I)SYED MAHABOOB | 3,2953.65% | 69.7% |
| PEDDAPALLI | INC(I)G. RAJI REDDY | INDKISHAN REDDY BAYYAPO | 18,43927.76% | 63.7% |
| PEDDAPURAM | INC(I)VUNDAVALLI NARAYANAMURTHY | JNPYELETI DHANAYYA | 20,22026.99% | 76.3% |
| PENDURTHI | INC(I)GUDIVADA APPANNA | CPMGANGADHARA REDDI SABBELLA | 10,04714.41% | 68.1% |
| PENUGONDA | INC(I)JAKKAMSETTI VENKATESWARARAO | CPIVANKA SATYANARAYANA | 7,42210.38% | 76.9% |
| PENUKONDA | INC(I)SOMANDEPALLI NARAYANA REDDY | JNPGANGULA NARAYANA REDDY | 6400.96% | 70.8% |
| PILERU | INC(I)MOGAL SUFULLA BAIG | JNPP.RAMACHANDRA REDDY | 14,27318.30% | 78.2% |
| PITHAPURAM | INC(I)KOPPANA VENKATA CHANDRA MOHANARAO | JNPPEKETI THAMMIRAJU | 4,9007.55% | 75.9% |
| POLAVARAM | INC(I)NAGABHUSHANAM RASAPUTRA | JNPMODIYAM LAKSHMANA RAO | 24,39941.48% | 67.5% |
| PONNUR | INC(I)NAGESWARA RAO GOGINENI | JNPTALASILA VENKATARAMALAH | 7,45210.61% | 69.8% |
| PRATHIPAD | INC(I)LAKSHINARAYANA REDDY KARUMURU | JNPSADASIVARAO K. | 1,2581.76% | 73.3% |
| PRATHIPADU | JNPMUDRAGADA PADMANABHAM | INC(I)APPALARAJU VARUPULA | 10,26212.66% | 77.0% |
| PRODDATUR | INC(I)CHANDRA OBULREDDY RAMI REDDY | JNPGOURU PULLA REDDY | 10,71013.27% | 73.3% |
| PULIVENDLA | INCY.S. RAJASEKHAR REDDY | JNPD.NARAYANA REDDY | 20,49625.48% | 81.2% |
| PUNGANUR | INC(I)K.V.PATHI | JNPB.A.R. ABJUL RAHIM SAHEB | 13,37519.20% | 68.5% |
| PUTTUR | JNPK.B. SIDDAIAH | INC(I)P.NARAYANA REDDY | 9,22312.96% | 71.8% |
| RAJAHMUNDRY | INC(I)TADAVARTHI SATYAVATHI | CPICHITTURI PRABHAKARA CHOWDARY | 15,43220.64% | 73.8% |
| RAJAMPET | INCKONDURU PRABHAVATHAMMA | INDBANDARU RATNA SUBBAPATHI | 9,82211.80% | 77.4% |
| RAMACHANDRAPURAM | INDAPPARAO PILLI | JNPMUDRAGADA VENKASTASWAMY NAIDU | 2610.35% | 75.9% |
| RAMANNAPET | INC(I)PAPAIAH KOMU | CPIGURRAM YADAGIRI REDDY | 5,0676.80% | 72.6% |
| RAMAYAMPET | INC(I)RAJAIAHGARI MUTHYAM REDDY | JNPKONDAL REDDY M. | 32,42845.31% | 71.5% |
| RAPUR | INC(I)NAVVULA VENKATARATNAM NAIDU | JNPDEGA NARASIMHA REDDY | 28,77637.26% | 78.0% |
| RAYACHOTY | JNPSUGAVASI PALAKONDRAYUDU | INC(I)HABEEBULLA MAHAL | 2,6853.34% | 81.3% |
| RAYADRUG | INC(I)K.B.CHENNAMLLAPPA | JNPUDDIHAL MOTAPPA | 5,2287.72% | 68.7% |
| RAZOLE | INCRUDRARAJU RAMALINGARAJU | INC(I)SAYYAPARAJU SEETHARAMARAJU ALIAS GANDHIRAJU | 20,34027.68% | 80.1% |
| REPALLE | CPMKORATALA SATYANARAYANA | INC(I)YADAM CHANNAIAH | 3,4735.28% | 76.6% |
| SALUR | CPIS. R. T. P. S. VEERAPA RAJU | JNPLAKSHMI NARASIMHA SAHYASI RAJU | 4,6498.67% | 68.6% |
| SAMPARA | INC(I)VENKATRAMANA MATTA | JNPMADADHA JOHN APPARAO | 15,88720.50% | 74.7% |
| SANATHNAGAR | INC(I)RAMDASS S. | CPMBHASKARA RAO N. V. | 1,7622.97% | 62.2% |
| SANGAREDDY | INDNARSIMHA REDDY | JNPP. RAMACHANDRA REDDY | 18,21022.61% | 74.7% |
| SANTHANUTHALAPADU | INC(I)YELLAIAH VEMA | CPMCHENCHAIAH TAVANAM | 14,04219.18% | 61.7% |
| SARVEPALLI | INC(I)CHITTURU VENKATA SESHA REDDY | JNPANAM BAKTAVATSALA REDDY | 21,96225.60% | 77.6% |
| SATHIVADA | INCSAMBIASIVARAJU PENUMATCHA | JNPBAIREDDY SURYANARAYANA | 22,08231.81% | 79.1% |
| SATHUPALLI | INCJALAGAM VENGALA RAO | JNPKALOJI NARAYANA RAO | 22,61928.36% | 80.7% |
| SATTENAPALLI | INC(I)RAVELA VENKATRAO | CPMPUTHUMBAKA VENKATAPATHI | 9,36910.84% | 69.5% |
| SATYAVEDU | INC(I)C.DOSS | JNPYIDAGURI GANGADHARAM | 12,42719.66% | 60.5% |
| SECUNDERABAD | JNPL. NARAYANA | INC(I)T. D. GOWRI SHANKER | 8,15214.50% | 60.0% |
| SECUNDERABAD CANTONMENT | JNPB. MACHINDER RAO | INC(I)MUTHU SWAMY | 3660.91% | 53.9% |
| SHADNAGAR | INC(I)KISTAIAH BHEESHVA | JNPBANGARU LAXMAN | 9,74316.92% | 65.8% |
| SHUJATNAGAR | INC(I)BUGGARAPU SITARAMAIAH | CPIPUVVADA NAGESWARA RAO | 5,9349.28% | 76.8% |
| SHYAMPET | JNPJANGA REDDI CHANDUPATLA | INC(I)DHARMA REDDY PINGILI | 5820.93% | 71.6% |
| SIDDIPET | INC(I)ANANTHULA MADAN MOHAN | INCTADSINA MAHENDAR REDDY | 21,47532.75% | 68.5% |
| SINGANAMALA | JNPB. RUKMANI DEVI | INC(I)KATAPPAGARI ANANDA RAO | 3,6278.94% | 45.9% |
| SIRCILLA | CPICHENNAMNENI RAJESHWAR RAO | INC(I)NAGULA MALLAIAH | 9,87813.92% | 67.2% |
| SIRPUR | INCK. V. KESHAVULU | JNPC. MADAHVA REDDY | 6,78612.29% | 63.9% |
| SOMPETA | JNPGOUTHU LATCHANNA | INC(I)TULASIDAS MAJJI | 14,00019.13% | 80.2% |
| SRI KALAHASTI | INC(I)VUNNAM SUBRAMANYAM NAIDU | JNPTATIPARTHI CHENCHU REDDY | 5,9127.23% | 78.0% |
| SRIKAKULAM | JNPCHALLA LAKSHMINARAYANA | INC(I)RAGHAVADAS TRIPURNA | 7,0879.99% | 73.4% |
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.
