Andhra Pradesh assembly election, May 1985

294 assembly constituencies in Andhra Pradesh, 66.48% turnout.

Seats

294

Candidates

1,972

67 women, 10 elected

Turnout

66.48%

2.3 cr of 3.46 cr

Leading party

TDP

202 of 294 seats

Party performance

Ordered by seats won in Andhra Pradesh

Party	Won	+/−	Contested	Votes	Share	Share +/−
TDP Telugu Desam Party	202	+201	250	1,06,25,508	46.21%	+45.99
INC Indian National Congress	50	-10	290	85,66,891	37.25%	+3.68
CPI Communist Party of India	11	+7	15	6,17,731	2.69%	-0.10
CPM Communist Party of India (Marxist)	11	+6	12	5,30,349	2.31%	+0.29
IND Independent	9	-210	1375	20,92,637	9.10%	-46.89
BJP Bharatiya Janata Party	8	+5	10	3,72,978	1.62%	-1.14
JNP Janata Party	3	+2	5	1,74,211	0.76%	-0.21
LKD Lok Dal	0	0	15	15,032	0.07%	-0.85

TDP202 (69%)
INC50 (17%)
CPI11 (4%)
CPM11 (4%)
IND9 (3%)
BJP8 (3%)
Others3 (1%)

TDP202
INC50
CPI11
CPM11
IND9
BJP8
Others3

TDP202
INC50
CPI11
CPM11
IND9
BJP8
JNP3

Constituency performance

From the 294 results in Andhra Pradesh

Closest contest

SRI KALAHASTI

won by 80 (0.08%)

Biggest victory

YAKUTPURA

won by 49,715 (62.90%)

Highest turnout

CHINTALAPUDI

83.22%

Lowest turnout

PADERU

32.07%

Seat change

Against Andhra Pradesh's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1983), matched constituency-for-constituency

Retained24 (8%)
Changed hands270 (92%)

24 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 270 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

TURNOUT

Assembly seat results

All 294 seats, alphabetical · showing 51–100 of 294

Assembly seat	Winner	Runner-up	Margin	Turnout
CHILAKALURIPET	INCSAMBAIAH SOMEPALLI	TDPMANAM VENKATESWARLU	4,8785.05%	71.5%
CHINNUR	TDPBODA JANARDHAN	INCK. DEVAKI DEVI	18,67129.10%	55.8%
CHINTALAPUDI	TDPKOTAGIRI VIDYADHAR RAO	INCMANDALAPU SATYANARAYANA	11,07511.71%	83.2%
CHINTAPALLI	TDPMOTTADAM VERA VENKATA SATYANARAYANA	INCKANKIPATI VEERABHADRARAO	14,43828.39%	47.0%
CHIRALA	TDPCHANDRAMOULI SAJJA	INCANDE NARASIMHARAO	8,77210.24%	65.1%
CHITTOOR	INCR. GOPINATHAN	TDPRAJASIMHULU	8,64210.46%	65.4%
CHODAVARAM	TDPGUNORV YERRU NAIDU	INCKANNAM NAIDU GORLE	17,74221.63%	68.7%
CHOPPADANDI	TDPNYALAKONDA RAMKISHAN RAO	INCBANDARI RAMASWAMY	41,43758.98%	56.5%
CUDDAPAH	TDPC. RAMACHANDRAIAH	INDM. CHANDRASEKHARA REDDY	8,1978.58%	59.7%
CUMBUM	TDPVUDUMULA VENKATA REDDY	INCKANDULA NAGARTUNA REDDY	2,9963.84%	67.9%
DARSI	TDPPUSETTY SRIRAMULU	INCIKOMMU PITOHIREDDY	2780.32%	64.3%
DENDULUR	TDPGARAPATI SAMBASIVA RAO	INCSEELU MARY PAUL PADMAVATHI DEVI	18,17123.93%	72.2%
DEVERKONDA	CPIMOODU BADDU CHOWHAN	INCB. VIJAYA LAXMI	25,12135.80%	60.0%
DHAMAVARAM	TDPG. NAGI REDDY	INCG. PEDDA REDDY	12,07114.69%	67.7%
DHONE	TDPK. E. KRISHNA MURTHY	INCK. KODANDA RAMI REDDY	11,85616.43%	74.9%
DICHPALLI	TDPMANDAVA VENKATESHWARA RAO	INCANTHAREDDY BALREDDY	7,72610.56%	68.8%
DOMMAT	TDPD. RAMCHANDRA REDDY	INCK. SITARAM REDDY	20,96130.07%	64.3%
DORNAKAL	INCSURENDER REDDY SAMASHAYAM	TDPJANNAREDDY JITENDER REDDY	15,28320.34%	77.2%
DUGGIRALA	INCALAPATI DHARMA RAO	TDPBANDARU ISSAC PRABHAKAR	11,29714.81%	71.2%
ELAMANCHILI	TDPCHALAPATHIRAO PAPPALA	INCVESAM SANYASI NAIDU	9,92012.51%	71.6%
ELURU	TDPMARADANI RANGARAO	INCNANDI BALA SATYANARAYANA	20,04023.32%	67.3%
ETCHERLA	TDPKAVALI PRATHIBHA BHARATHI	INCVIJAYALAXMI PARAMESWARA RAO CHAPPIDI	26,94744.21%	61.5%
GADWAL	TDPN. GOPALA REDDY	INCD. K. SAMARASIMHA REDDY	940.12%	62.9%
GAJAPATHINAGARAM	INCNARAYANAPPALANAIDU VANGAPANDU	TDPSATYANARAYANA RAJU JAMPANA	1,8592.48%	77.4%
GAJWEL	TDPB. SANJEEVA RAO	INCGAJWEL SAIDIALA	7,3828.92%	74.0%
GANNAVARAM	TDPMULPURU BALAKRISHNA RAO	INCKOLUSU PEDA BEDDAIAH	5,5697.26%	76.0%
GHANPUR	TDPBOJAPPALY RAJAIAH	INCBANALA ANANDAM	19,21332.79%	55.0%
GIDDALUR	INDRANGAREDDY PIDATALA	INCMUDIAM PEERAREDDY	16,26223.99%	65.5%
GOOTY	TDPN. GADILINGAPPA	INCJAGADEESH	7,46711.80%	60.0%
GOPALPURAM	TDPVIVEKANANDA KARUPATI	INCNAMBURI JHANSI RANI	24,86832.30%	67.4%
GORANTLA	TDPKESANNA VELURI	INCM. RAGHUNATHA REDDY	30,56449.65%	56.4%
GUDIVADA	TDPNANDAMURI TARAKA RAMA RAO	INCUPPALAPATI SURYANARAYANA BABU	7,5978.22%	75.4%
GUDUR	TDPBALLI DURGA PRASADARAO	INCMUNGARA RAMANAIAH	22,22424.39%	67.8%
GUNTUR-I	INCDOHD. JANI	TDPSHAIK SYED SAHEB	2,4312.65%	62.8%
GUNTUR-II	INCJAYARAMBABU CHADALAVADA	TDPGADE DURGA PRASUNAMBA	1,2651.68%	59.8%
GURZALA	TDPANKIREDDY MUTYAM	INCVENKATANARISIREDDY KAYITI	3,6033.94%	68.0%
HANAMKONDA	TDPVENKATESWAR RAO V.	INCGANDAVARAPU PRASAD RAO	7,85911.47%	50.9%
HARISHCHANDRA	TDPYERRANNAIDU KINJARAPU	INCSAMPATHNIRAO RANGNAVARAO	18,13923.93%	74.1%
HIMAYATNAGAR	BJPALE NARENDRA	INCK. PRABHAKAR REDDY	20,35328.69%	52.8%
HINDUPUR	TDPN, T. RAMARAO	INCE. ADIMURTY	40,52954.16%	63.9%
HUZURABAD	TDPDUGGIRALA VENKATARAO	INCJ. BHASKERREDDY	36,89249.51%	61.9%
IBRAHIMPATNAM	TDPK. SATYANARAYANA	INCM. B. SATYANARYANA	30,06239.46%	69.5%
ICHAPURAM	TDPKRISHNARAO M.V.	INCLABALA SUNDARA RAO	35,36858.20%	66.6%
INDURTHI	CPIDESHINI CHINA MALLAIAH	INCITTIREDDI JAGMOHAN REDDY	14,93021.17%	63.9%
JADCHERLA	TDPM. KRISHNA REDDY	INCN. NARASAPPA	14,20520.26%	63.9%
JAGGAMPETA	TDPTHOTA SUBRARAO	INCPANTHAN SURI BABU	32,34843.43%	66.5%
JAGGAYYAPET	TDPNETTAM RAGHU RAM	INCMUKKAPATI VENKATAWARA RAO	6,2297.41%	75.0%
JAGTIAL	TDPGODISELA RAJESHAM GOWD	INCJEEVAN REDDY T.	15,12220.14%	64.9%
JAMMALAMADUGU	TDPSIVA REDDY PONNAPUREDDY	INDKUNDA PEDDA CHOWDAPPA	57,17060.52%	75.0%
JANGAON	CPMASIREDDY NARSIMHA REDDY	INCPONNALA LAXMAIAH	22,21730.18%	68.4%

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, May 1985?

Telugu Desam Party won 202 of 294 seats in Andhra Pradesh, a clear majority.

What was the voter turnout in the Andhra Pradesh assembly election, May 1985?

Turnout was 66.48% — 2.3 cr of 3.46 cr registered electors voted.

How many assembly seats does Andhra Pradesh have?

Andhra Pradesh has 294 assembly seats.