Andhra Pradesh assembly election, May 1983
294 assembly constituencies in Andhra Pradesh, 66.31% turnout.
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
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
- IND
- INC
- CPM
- CPI
Assembly seat results
All 294 seats, alphabetical · showing 201–250 of 294
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PATTIKONDA | INCTHAMMA REDDY M. | INDMAHABALESWARA GUPTA K. | 2,1503.65% | 64.3% |
| PAYAKARAOPETA | INDSUMANA GANTELA | INCRAMARAO NELAPARTHI | 23,77842.56% | 58.2% |
| PEDDAKURAPADU | INDVISESWARA RAO ALLAMSETTI | INCRAMASWAMY REDDY GANAPA | 21,01825.03% | 65.3% |
| PEDDAPALLI | INDGONE PRAKASH RAO | INCGEETLA MUKUNDA REDDY | 6,42710.42% | 57.4% |
| PEDDAPURAM | INDBALASU RAMARAO | INCGOLI RAMARAO | 29,41138.73% | 72.7% |
| PENDURTHI | INDAPPALANARASIMHAM PATAKAMSETTI | INCDRONAMRAJU SATYANARANA | 32,28338.45% | 59.8% |
| PENUGONDA | INDPRATTI MANEMA | CPIVANKA SATYANARAYANA | 27,96240.97% | 70.4% |
| PENUKONDA | INDS. RAMACHANDRA REDDY | INDNARAYANA REDDY GANGULA | 14,88820.18% | 72.2% |
| PILERU | INDCHALLA PRABHAKARA REDDY | INCMOGUL SYFULLAH BAIG | 25,63533.88% | 72.3% |
| PITHAPURAM | INDNAGESWARA RAO VENNA | INCKOPPANA VENKATA CHANDRA MOHAN RAO | 23,19035.73% | 71.5% |
| POLAVARAM | INDMODIAM LAKSHMANA RAO | INCPUNEM SINGANNADORA | 9,61715.32% | 67.4% |
| PONNUR | INDDHULIPALLA VEERAIAH CHOUDHRY | INCGOGINENI NAGESWARA RAO | 23,71231.51% | 70.9% |
| PRATHIPAD | INDMAKINENI PEDA RATHAIAH | INCVENKATAPPARAO GUNTUPALLI APPA RAO | 13,39418.90% | 69.7% |
| PRATHIPADU | INDMUDRAGADA PADMA NABHAM | INCSUBBARAO VARAPULA | 14,34218.22% | 71.0% |
| PRODDATUR | INDMALLELA RAMANAREDDY | INDNANDYALA VARADARAJULA REDDY | 22,55222.45% | 74.9% |
| PULIVENDLA | INCY. S. RAJASEKHARA REDDY | INDYEDDULA BALI REDDY | 13,36716.32% | 76.0% |
| PUNGANUR | INDBAGGIDI GOPAL | INCK. V. PATHI | 18,08222.88% | 73.6% |
| PUTTUR | INDMUDDUKRISHNAMA NAIDU, GALI | INCJAYACHANDRA NAIDU K. | 32,30540.27% | 76.7% |
| RAJAHMUNDRY | INDGORANTALA BUCHAIAH CHOWDARY | INCCHALLA APPA RAO | 37,35145.94% | 69.3% |
| RAJAMPET | INCKONDURU PRABHAVTHAMMA | INDRATHNASABHAPATHI BANDARU | 5030.59% | 75.1% |
| RAMACHANDRAPURAM | INDRAMACHANDRA RAJU SRI RAJA KAKARLA POODI | INCVUNDAVILI SATYA NARAYANA MURTHY RAYAVARAM MUNSIF | 24,99132.66% | 74.5% |
| RAMANNAPET | INCPAPAIAH KOMMU | CPIKATUKURU SUSEELA DEVI | 1,5892.21% | 65.8% |
| RAMAYAMPET | INCT. ANJAIAH | BJPRAMANNAGARI SRINIVASA REDDY | 16,83324.21% | 63.9% |
| RAPUR | INDADINARAYANA REDDY MALI REDDY | INCNUVVULA VENKATRATNAM NAIDU | 4,5396.02% | 67.9% |
| RAYACHOTY | INDPALAKONDRAYUDU SUGAVASI | INCSHAVARUNNISA | 16,05319.03% | 80.5% |
| RAYADRUG | INDP. VENNGOPAL REDDY | INDKATA GOVINDAPPA | 3,3814.72% | 66.9% |
| RAZOLE | INDALLURI VENKATA SURYANARAYANA RAJU | INCRUDRARAJU BHIMARAJU | 14,10719.90% | 76.8% |
| REPALLE | INDYADLA VENKATA RAO | INCMANDALI SUBRAHMANYAM | 22,30835.68% | 69.1% |
| SALUR | INDBONIYA RAJAIAH | INCDUKKA APPANNA | 16,12430.16% | 62.1% |
| SAMPARA | INDTHIRUMANI STYALINGA NAYAKAR | INCVENKATARAMANA MATTA | 34,48444.06% | 69.3% |
| SANATHNAGAR | INDKATRAGADDA PRASUNA | INCS. RAMDASS | 13,16819.58% | 55.9% |
| SANGAREDDY | INDP. RAMCHANDRA REDDY | INCPATLOLLA VEERAREDDY | 5,6696.27% | 69.5% |
| SANTHANUTHALAPADU | INDAARETI KOTAIAH | INCVEMA YELLAIAH | 33,85941.27% | 63.9% |
| SARVEPALLI | INDPECHALA REDDY CHENNA REDDY | INCVENKATA SESHA REDDY CHIITTOOR | 15,27719.73% | 64.6% |
| SATHIVADA | INCSAMBASIVARAJU PENUMATSA | INDBYREDDI SURYA NARAYANA | 2,2973.20% | 77.2% |
| SATHUPALLI | INCJALAGAM PRASADA RAC | INDTHUMMALA NAGESWARA RAO | 6,2167.63% | 74.7% |
| SATTENAPALLI | INDNANNAPANENI RAJA KUMARI | INCHANUMAYYA CHEBROLU | 19,66823.06% | 66.4% |
| SATYAVEDU | INDMANOHAR TALARI | INCC. DAS | 13,06517.34% | 68.6% |
| SECUNDERABAD | INDM. KRISHNA RAO | INCK. KESHAVA RAO | 17,94126.09% | 50.9% |
| SECUNDERABAD CANTONMENT | INDN. A. KRISHNA | INCB. MACHINDER RAO | 9,03915.31% | 49.7% |
| SHADNAGAR | INCSHANKAR RAO | INDPUTTAPAGA RADHAKRISHNA | 3,0034.58% | 68.2% |
| SHUJATNAGAR | CPIMOHD. RAJABALI | INCISMAIL MOHD. | 11,30417.71% | 70.1% |
| SHYAMPET | BJPCHANDUPATLA JANGA REDDY | INCDHARMA REDDY PINGILI | 4,6647.33% | 69.5% |
| SIDDIPET | INCANANTHULA MADAN MOHAN | INDKALVAKUNTA CHANDRA SHEKHAR RAO | 8771.23% | 63.4% |
| SINGANAMALA | INDP. GURUMURTHY | INCK. ANANDA RAO | 18,90332.41% | 62.2% |
| SIRCILLA | INDVACHIDI MOHAN REDDY | INCREGULAPATI PAPA RAO | 7,69911.20% | 61.2% |
| SIRPUR | INDK. V. NARAYAN RAO | INCK. V. KESHAVULU | 10,65719.48% | 56.8% |
| SOMPETA | INCMAJJI NARAYANA RAO | LKDGOUTHU LATCHANNA | 4,0435.91% | 72.2% |
| SRI KALAHASTI | INDADDURU DASARADHARAMI REDDY | INDCHENCHU REDDY TATIPARTHI | 18,22121.29% | 73.5% |
| SRIKAKULAM | INDTHANGI SATYANARAYANA | INCCHIGILIPALLI SUAMALA RAO | 37,27951.42% | 67.7% |
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.







