Andhra Pradesh assembly election, May 1983
294 assembly constituencies in Andhra Pradesh, 66.31% turnout.
Seats
294
Candidates
1,720
67 women, 11 elected
Turnout
66.31%
2.11 cr of 3.18 cr
Leading party
IND
219 of 294 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Andhra Pradesh
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INDIndependent | 219 | +204 | 1098 | 1,18,24,397 | 55.99% | +46.80 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 60 | +30 | 294 | 70,90,907 | 33.58% | +16.57 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 5 | -3 | 28 | 4,25,109 | 2.01% | -0.70 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 4 | -2 | 48 | 5,88,144 | 2.79% | +0.30 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 3 | +3 | 80 | 5,82,464 | 2.76% | — |
| JNPJanata Party | 1 | -59 | 43 | 2,03,478 | 0.96% | -27.88 |
| ICJICJ | 1 | +1 | 86 | 1,19,372 | 0.57% | — |
| TDPTelugu Desam Party | 1 | +1 | 1 | 45,072 | 0.21% | — |
| LKDLok Dal | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1,93,880 | 0.92% | — |
| ICSIndian Congress (Socialist) | 0 | 0 | 9 | 44,288 | 0.21% | — |
- IND219 (74%)
- INC60 (20%)
- CPM5 (2%)
- CPI4 (1%)
- BJP3 (1%)
- JNP1 (0%)
- Others2 (1%)
- IND219
- INC60
- CPM5
- CPI4
- BJP3
- JNP1
- Others2
- IND219
- INC60
- CPM5
- CPI4
- BJP3
- JNP1
- ICJ1
- TDP1
Constituency performance
From the 294 results in Andhra Pradesh
Closest contest
MEDCHAL
won by 64 (0.07%)
Biggest victory
KOVVUR
won by 54,910 (66.10%)
Highest turnout
RAYACHOTY
80.53%
Lowest turnout
UNDI
13.24%
Seat change
Against Andhra Pradesh's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1978), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained32 (11%)
- Changed hands262 (89%)
32 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 262 changed hands.
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
- IND
- INC
- CPM
- CPI
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 294 seats, alphabetical · showing 51–100 of 294
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHILAKALURIPET | INDKRISHNA MURTHY KAZA | INCSOMEPALLI SAMBAIAH | 24,66627.73% | 67.8% |
| CHINNUR | INDSOTHUKU SANJEEV RAO | INCK. DEVAKI DEVI | 6,1169.77% | 60.9% |
| CHINTALAPUDI | INDKOTAGIRI VIDYADHARA RAO | INDK. L. N. RAJU | 7,1879.45% | 76.5% |
| CHINTAPALLI | INDKORABU VENKATARATNAM | INCKONDALA RAO DEPURU | 1,8844.13% | 46.3% |
| CHIRALA | INDCHIMATAQ SAMBU | INCBANDLA BALA VENKETESWARLU | 33,68740.48% | 62.3% |
| CHITTOOR | INDJHANSI LAXMI | INCVENKATESWARA CHOWDERY N. P. | 16,43419.69% | 73.1% |
| CHODAVARAM | INDGUMURU YERRU NAIDU | INCKANNAM NAIDU GORLE | 9,28212.62% | 66.1% |
| CHOPPADANDI | INDGURRAM MADHAVA REDDY | INCARUGU NARAYANA REDDY | 17,48228.92% | 55.4% |
| CUDDAPAH | INDRAMAMUNI REDDY S. | INCRANGA REDDY GAJJELA | 36,67539.95% | 63.2% |
| CUMBUM | INCKAMDULA NAGARJUNA REDDY | INDVUDUMULA VENKATA REDDY | 2,5783.64% | 65.1% |
| DARSI | INDKATURI NARAYANA SWAMY | INCDIRISALA RAJA GOPALA REDDY | 16,45822.47% | 62.3% |
| DENDULUR | INDGARAPATI SAMBASIVA RAO | INCNEELAM CHARLES | 23,66436.21% | 71.5% |
| DEVERKONDA | INCD. RAVINDRA NAIK | CPIKETHAVATHU HARYA | 3,1604.69% | 65.5% |
| DHAMAVARAM | INDG. NAGI REDDY | INCP. V. CHOWDARI | 30,60538.79% | 69.5% |
| DHONE | INCK. E. KRISHNA MURTHY | INDSEGU VENKATA RAMANIAH SETTY | 5,6608.93% | 72.5% |
| DICHPALLI | INDMANDAVA M. J. THOMAS CHOWDARY | INCANANTHAREDDY BALA REDDY | 3,8106.04% | 70.0% |
| DOMMAT | INCAIRENI LINGAIAH | INDDEMMATA RAMACHANDRA REDDY | 3690.56% | 64.4% |
| DORNAKAL | INCRAMASAHAYAM SURENDER REDDY | INDJANN REDDI JITENDER REDDY | 34,24450.48% | 79.9% |
| DUGGIRALA | INDVENKATA SIVARAMA KRISHNA REDDY MAREDDY | INCGOLLAPUDI VENDANTA RAO | 28,95142.28% | 66.8% |
| ELAMANCHILI | INDK. K. V. SATYANARAYANA RAJU | INCVEESAM SANYASINAIDU | 7,82810.89% | 69.0% |
| ELURU | INDCHENNAKESAVULU RANGARAO | INCPULI VENKATA SATYA NARAYANA | 47,51556.69% | 65.4% |
| ETCHERLA | INDKAVALI PRATHIBHA BHARATHI | INCYAMALA SURYA NARAYANA | 25,06241.01% | 67.7% |
| GADWAL | INCD. K. SAMARASIMHA REDDY | INDPAGA PULLA REDDY | 4,5736.30% | 66.5% |
| GAJAPATHINAGARAM | INDJAMPANA SATYANARAYANA RAJU | INCTADDI SANYASI NAIDU | 1860.27% | 75.5% |
| GAJWEL | INDALLAM SAILU | INCGAJWEL SAIDAIAH | 3,9615.56% | 71.3% |
| GANNAVARAM | INDRATNABOSE MUSUNNURU | INCSESHAGIRIRAO KOMMINENI | 1,2111.85% | 72.6% |
| GHANPUR | INCGOKA RAMASWAMY | INDPULLA SUDARSHANA RAO | 7741.34% | 60.3% |
| GIDDALUR | INDMUDIYAM PIRAREDDY | INCRANGA REDDY PIDATHALA | 2,8044.46% | 64.8% |
| GOOTY | INDPATHI RAJAGOPALU | INCK. VENKATARAMAIAH | 26,55243.57% | 61.2% |
| GOPALPURAM | INDKARUPATI VIVEKANANDA | INCDASARI SAROJINI DEVI | 37,39552.27% | 68.5% |
| GORANTLA | INDKESSANA V. | INCP. DIVAKARA REDDY | 21,74031.59% | 69.0% |
| GUDIVADA | INDNANNDAMURI TARAKA RAMA RAO | INCSATYANARAYAN RAO KATARI | 26,53831.97% | 73.4% |
| GUDUR | INDJOGI MASTHANAIAH | INCPATRA PRAKASA RAO | 19,91223.06% | 69.0% |
| GUNTUR-I | INDUMARU KANU PATANU | INCESWARA RAO LINGAMSETTY | 41,36444.53% | 68.3% |
| GUNTUR-II | INDNISSANKARARAO VENKATARATNAM | INCVEERANJANEYA SARMA GADE | 29,76340.22% | 65.0% |
| GURZALA | INDNAGIREDDY JULAKANTI | INCKASU VENKATA KRISHNA REDDY | 12,72216.99% | 58.6% |
| HANAMKONDA | INDSANGAM REDDY SATYANARAYANA | INCTIRUVARANGAM HAYGRIVACHARY | 17,69726.64% | 54.3% |
| HARISHCHANDRA | INDKINJARAPU YERRANNAIDU | INCKANNEPALLI APPALANARASIMHA BHUKTA | 14,19020.79% | 70.7% |
| HIMAYATNAGAR | INDG. NARAYANA RAO (GOUD) | BJPB. DAMODAR | 2,8864.94% | 47.1% |
| HINDUPUR | INDP. RANGANAYAKULU | INCK. THIPPE SWAMI | 26,85534.71% | 72.5% |
| HUZURABAD | INDKOTHA RAJI REDDY | INDDUGGIRALA VENKAT RAO | 4,1835.91% | 63.5% |
| IBRAHIMPATNAM | INCA. G. KRISHNA | INDK. SATYANARAYANA | 13,05418.84% | 72.5% |
| ICHAPURAM | INDMANDAVA VENKATA KRISHNA RAO | INCLABALA SUNDARA RAO | 9,10615.32% | 69.3% |
| INDURTHI | INCLAKSHMIKANTH RAO BOPPARAJU | INDDEVI SHETTI SREENIVASA RAO | 3,2685.05% | 66.3% |
| JADCHERLA | INDKRISHNA REDDY | INCN. NARASAPPA | 5,8189.46% | 62.0% |
| JAGGAMPETA | INDTHOTA SUBBARAO | INCPANTHAM PADMNABHAM | 18,99125.09% | 73.8% |
| JAGGAYYAPET | INDAKKINEMI LOKESWARA RAO | INCBODLULURU RAMA RAO | 3,5095.06% | 71.2% |
| JAGTIAL | INDJEEVAN REDDY TATIPARITHI | INCJUVVADI RATHNAKER RAO | 12,36219.75% | 61.1% |
| JAMMALAMADUGU | INDPONNAPUREDDY SIVAREDDY | INCTATIREDDI NARASIMHA REDDY | 17,89421.09% | 76.3% |
| JANGAON | INDLAXMA REDDY RONDLA | INCVARDA REDDY KODOOR | 9,90915.14% | 68.9% |
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, May 1983?
Independent won 219 of 294 seats in Andhra Pradesh, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Andhra Pradesh assembly election, May 1983?
Turnout was 66.31% — 2.11 cr of 3.18 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Andhra Pradesh have?
Andhra Pradesh has 294 assembly seats.