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 151–200 of 294
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARTUR | INDGOTTIPATI HANUMANTHA RAO | INCKANDIMALLA BUCHAIAH | 8,49411.14% | 72.2% |
| MEDAK | INDKARNAM RAMCHANDRA RAO | INCSERI LAKSHMA REDDY | 1,5642.27% | 67.5% |
| MEDCHAL | INCUMA VENKATARAMA REDDY | INDTHUMMALAPALLY PRATAP REDDY | 640.07% | 65.1% |
| METPALLI | INCVARDINENI VENKATESWAR RAO | INDMIRYALA KISHAN RAO | 7,38112.79% | 58.6% |
| MIRYALGUDA | INCSREENIVASA RAO CHANKILAM | CPMARIBANDI LAKSHMI NARAYAN | 6,8897.33% | 70.5% |
| MUDHOLE | INCGADDENNA | INDARMOOR HANMANTH REDDY | 13,84419.99% | 67.6% |
| MUDINEPALLI | INCPINNAMANENI KOTESWARA RAO | INDYERNENI SITA DEVI | 7,21410.00% | 73.1% |
| MULUG | INCPORIKA JAGAN NAIK | INDCHANDULAL AJMERA | 1,7182.73% | 66.6% |
| MUMMIDIVARAM | INDVALTATI RAJASKKUBAI | INCSRI VISHNUPRASADA ROA MOKA | 36,19948.46% | 69.5% |
| MUNGODE | INCGOVERDHAN REDDY PALVAI | CPIBOMMAGANI DHARAM BIKSHAM | 10,31114.71% | 68.7% |
| MUSHEERABAD | INDS. RAJESWAR | JNPN. NARSIMHA REDDY | 3070.43% | 52.4% |
| MYDARAM | INDMATHANGI NARSAIAH | INCG. EASHWAR | 14,60819.90% | 52.6% |
| MYDUKUR | INCRAVINDRAREDDI DUGGIREDDI LAXMI REDDIGARI | INDNARAYANAREDDI PALAGIRI | 5,0676.35% | 78.7% |
| MYLAVARAM | INDNIMMAGADDA SATYANARAYANA | INCVENKATARAO CHANAMOLU | 4,2325.14% | 76.5% |
| NAGARAM | INDUNDRU KRISHNA RAO | INCGANAPATHI RAO NEETHIPUDI | 17,76526.13% | 74.9% |
| NAGARI | INDE. V. GOPAL RAJU (ELAVARTI) | INCCHENGAREDDI REDDIVARI | 12,15212.74% | 79.5% |
| NAGARKURNOOL | INCV. N. GOUD | INDN. JANARDHAN REDDY | 520.08% | 65.5% |
| NAGURU | INCVIJAYARAMARAJU SATHRUCHERLA | ICSPUVVALA SOMANDORA | 6231.11% | 60.6% |
| NAKREKAL | CPMNARRA RAGHAVA REDDY | INCS. INDRASENA REDDY | 6460.90% | 70.1% |
| NALGONDA | INDGUTHA MOHAN REDDY | INDGADDAM RUDRAMA DEVI | 6,6399.58% | 62.4% |
| NALLAMADA | INDK. RAMACHANDRA REDDY | INCAGISAM VEERAPPA | 16,73024.19% | 71.9% |
| NANDIGAMA | INDVASANTHA NAGESAWARARAO | INCMUKKAPATI VENKATESWARARAO | 10,49814.51% | 72.8% |
| NANDIKOTKUR | INDBYREDDY SESHASAYANA REDDY | INDIPPALA THIMMAREDDY | 4,4845.34% | 75.3% |
| NANDYAL | INDSANJEEVA REDDY | INCBOJJA VENKATA REDDY | 23,24128.39% | 72.6% |
| NARASANNAPETA | INDSIMMA PRABHAKARA RAO | INCDOLA SEETARAMULU | 10,71616.11% | 73.8% |
| NARASAPUR | INDVENKATARAMAJOGAYYA CHEGONDI | INCKALIKAMBA PARAKALA | 23,65629.72% | 71.3% |
| NARASARAOPET | INDSIVA PRASADA RAO KODELA | INCBUCHIPUDI SUBBAREDDI | 14,55714.76% | 73.8% |
| NARAYANKHED | INDM. VENKATA REDDY | INCSHIVRAO SHETTKAR | 2,9403.69% | 72.4% |
| NARELLA | INCPATI RAJAN | INDGOTTE BHOOPATHI | 4,2186.94% | 58.0% |
| NARSAMPET | CPMOMKAR MADDIKAYALA | INCKATTIAH PINDAM | 3,5754.67% | 77.8% |
| NARSAPUR | INCJAGANNATH RAO C. | CPICHILMULA VITTAL REDDY | 8,23810.89% | 78.2% |
| NARSIPATNAM | INDAYYANNA PATRUDU CHINTAKAYALA | INCRAMCHANDRA RAJU SRI RAJA SAGI | 9921.31% | 74.3% |
| NELLORE | INDANAM RAMANARAYANA REDDY | INCKUNAM VENKATA SUBBA REDDY | 29,54534.75% | 59.0% |
| NIDUMOLU | INDGOVADA MALLIKHARJUNA RAO | INCKONERU RANGA RAO | 6,85810.08% | 64.8% |
| NIRMAL | INDAINDLA BHEEMA REDDY | INCP. GANGA REDDY | 16,14923.76% | 68.8% |
| NIZAMABAD | INDD. SATYANARAYANA | INCSRINIVAS | 12,94518.50% | 63.2% |
| NUZVID | INDKOTAGIRI HANUMANTHA RAO | INCPALADUGU VENKATA RAO | 4,3435.25% | 77.8% |
| ONGOLE | INDPANUGUPATI KOTESWARA RAO | INCTHATIPARTHI SUBBA REDDY | 29,84833.71% | 67.0% |
| PADERU | INCTAMMARBA CHITTI NAIDU | INDSETTI LAKSHMANUDU | 2,5689.04% | 30.6% |
| PALACOLE | INDALLU VENKATA SATYANARAYANA | INCVARDHINEEDI SATYANARAANA | 26,57538.97% | 70.9% |
| PALAIR | CPIBHEEMAPAKA BHUPATHI RAO | INCSAMBANI CHANDRASEKHAR | 8,28911.13% | 74.5% |
| PALAKONDA | INDSYAMA RAO GONIPATI | INCJAMPU LATCHAYYA | 19,08534.77% | 67.0% |
| PALMANER | INDANJINEYULU | INCA. RATHNAM | 27,96037.16% | 73.2% |
| PANYAM | INDCHALLA RAMAKRISHNA REDDY | INCMUNAGALA BALA RAMI REDDY | 5,7058.41% | 66.2% |
| PARAVADA | INDAPPLANEIDU PALIA | INCBHATTAM SRI RAMAMURTHY | 28,74642.55% | 69.1% |
| PARCHUR | INDDAGGUBATI CHOUDARY | INCGADE VENKATA REDDY | 6,6148.49% | 72.7% |
| PARGI | INCAHMED SHAREEF (S/O ABDUL GANI) | INDKOPPALA HARISHWARA REDDY | 560.08% | 61.7% |
| PARKAL | INCSAMMAIAH BOCHU | BJPJAYAPAL V. | 7,29511.25% | 67.3% |
| PARVATHIPURAM | INDVENKATARAMINAIDU MARISERLA | INCDODDI PARASURAMU | 19,73831.07% | 71.8% |
| PATAPATNAM | INDTOTA TULASIDA NAIDU | INCKALAMATA MOHANA RAO | 6,3419.88% | 73.5% |
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.
