Andhra Pradesh assembly election, May 1985
294 assembly constituencies in Andhra Pradesh, 66.48% turnout.
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Andhra Pradesh
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDPTelugu Desam Party | 202 | +201 | 250 | 1,06,25,508 | 46.21% | +45.99 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 50 | -10 | 290 | 85,66,891 | 37.25% | +3.68 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 11 | +7 | 15 | 6,17,731 | 2.69% | -0.10 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 11 | +6 | 12 | 5,30,349 | 2.31% | +0.29 |
| INDIndependent | 9 | -210 | 1375 | 20,92,637 | 9.10% | -46.89 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 8 | +5 | 10 | 3,72,978 | 1.62% | -1.14 |
| JNPJanata Party | 3 | +2 | 5 | 1,74,211 | 0.76% | -0.21 |
| LKDLok 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
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
- TDP
- INC
- CPI
- CPM
Assembly seat results
All 294 seats, alphabetical · showing 151–200 of 294
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARTUR | TDPBALRAMA KRISHNAMURTHY KARANAM | INCKANDIMALLA SUBBARAO | 13,29814.78% | 70.6% |
| MEDAK | TDPKARNAM RAMACHANDRA RAO | INCM. LAXMINARAYAN | 20,81027.53% | 67.4% |
| MEDCHAL | TDPKOMMAREDDY SURENDER REDDY | INCG. SANJEEVA REDDY | 24,99323.25% | 60.5% |
| METPALLI | BJPCHENNAMANENI VIDYASAGAR RAO | INDKOMIREDDY RAMULU | 3720.57% | 58.3% |
| MIRYALGUDA | CPMARIBANDI LAXMINARAYANA | INCG. CHELEENAMMA | 30,39730.11% | 64.8% |
| MUDHOLE | TDPARMOOR HANMANTH REDDY | INCGADDENNA-G | 14,40918.96% | 68.9% |
| MUDINEPALLI | TDPYERNENI SITA DEVI | INCKONERU RANGA RAO | 9,89812.23% | 77.5% |
| MULUG | TDPAJMEERA CHANDU LAL | INCP. JAGAN NAIK | 7,63210.46% | 66.5% |
| MUMMIDIVARAM | TDPPANDU KRISHNA MURTY | INCKURM VARA PRASAD GEDDAM | 33,12445.18% | 65.7% |
| MUNGODE | CPIUJJINI NARAYANA RAO | INCMUNGALA NARAYAN RAO | 20,78326.92% | 64.6% |
| MUSHEERABAD | JNPN. NARASIMHA REDDY | INCK. PRAKASH GAUD | 10,98414.13% | 54.3% |
| MYDARAM | TDPMALA MALLESHA | INCGUMMADI NARSAISH | 28,33141.17% | 44.1% |
| MYDUKUR | TDPRAGHURAMI REDDY SETTIPALLI | INCDUGGIREDDY LAKSHMI REDDI GARI RAVEENDRA REDDY | 3,6954.28% | 75.0% |
| MYLAVARAM | INCCHANAMOLU VENKATA RAO | TDPMIMMAGADDA SATYANARAYANA | 9,3689.90% | 79.7% |
| NAGARAM | TDPUNDRU KRISHNA RAO | INCGEDDAM RAMA RAO | 23,78335.03% | 71.3% |
| NAGARI | INCCHENGA REDDY REDDIVARI | TDPA. M. RADHAKRISHNA | 1,1421.12% | 73.6% |
| NAGARKURNOOL | TDPN. JANARDHAN REDDY | INCV. N. GOUD | 14,66718.07% | 66.4% |
| NAGURU | INCSATRUCHERLA VIJAYARAMARAJU | TDPVEMPATAPU BHARATI | 3,9146.27% | 62.7% |
| NAKREKAL | CPMNARRA RAGHAVA REDDY | INCCHINA VENKATRAMULU DESHABOINA | 29,70036.67% | 70.2% |
| NALGONDA | TDPN. T. RAMA RAO | INDRAMCHANDRA REDDY MANDADI | 31,58742.21% | 60.6% |
| NALLAMADA | TDPSADDAPALLI VENKATA REDDY | INCAGISAM VEERAPPA | 14,96122.34% | 64.8% |
| NANDIGAMA | TDPNAGESWARA RAO VASANTA | INCSRI GOPALAKRISHNA SAI BOBBELLAPATI | 1,9382.17% | 77.6% |
| NANDIKOTKUR | TDPIPPALA THIMMAREDDY | INCBYREDDY SESHASAYANAREDDY | 2,0722.23% | 75.0% |
| NANDYAL | TDPFAROOK N. | INCG. PARTHASARADI REDDY | 8,4479.95% | 68.1% |
| NARASANNAPETA | TDPPRABHAKARA RAO SIMMA | INCDHARMANAPRASAD RAO | 2,1622.96% | 78.2% |
| NARASAPUR | TDPVENKATA RAMA JOGAIAH CHEGONDI | INCMELAM SURYANARAYANA (SHAVUKAU) | 33,04736.66% | 74.1% |
| NARASARAOPET | TDPKODELA SIVA PRASADA RAO | INCKASU VENKATA KRISHNA REDDY | 2,0641.94% | 74.0% |
| NARAYANKHED | INCSHIV RAO SHETTKAR | TDPM. VENKAT REDDY | 4,4565.01% | 69.2% |
| NARELLA | JNPUPPARI SAMBIAH | INCPATI RAJAM | 3,6865.67% | 55.7% |
| NARSAMPET | INDOMKAR MADDIKAYALA | INCUPENDER RAO MANDVA | 21,39824.93% | 75.1% |
| NARSAPUR | CPICHILUMULA VITHAL REDDY | INCCHAVITI JAGANNADHA RAO | 17,28520.23% | 76.8% |
| NARSIPATNAM | TDPAYYANNAPATRUDU | INCSRI RAMA MURTY VEEHALAPU | 8110.94% | 77.9% |
| NELLORE | INCKUNAM VENKATA SUBBA REDDY | TDPTALLAPAKA RAKESH REDDY | 2,9883.26% | 61.7% |
| NIDUMOLU | CPMRATURU RAMAYYA | INCMUNIPALLIVINAYABABU | 6,9269.75% | 68.3% |
| NIRMAL | TDPS. VENUGOPALLA CHARI | INCG. V. NARSA REDDY | 23,21531.44% | 68.4% |
| NIZAMABAD | TDPD. SATYANARAYANA | INCTAHER BIN AMDAN | 9,32111.95% | 62.3% |
| NUZVID | TDPKOTAGIRI HANUMANTHARAO | INCPALADAGU VENKATA RAO | 3,5943.68% | 79.8% |
| ONGOLE | TDPKOTESWARA RAO PONUGUPATI | INCPASUPULETI MALAKONDAIAH NAIDU | 9,0249.05% | 68.0% |
| PADERU | TDPKOTTA GULLI CHITTI NAIDU | INCMATCHARASA BALA RAJU | 1130.33% | 32.1% |
| PALACOLE | TDPALLU VENKATA SATYANARAYANA | INCVARDHINETDIA | 20,57427.47% | 71.7% |
| PALAIR | CPMBAJI HANUMANTHU | INCS. CHANDRASEKHAR | 9681.17% | 70.4% |
| PALAKONDA | TDPTALE BHADRAYYA | INCAMRUTHA KUMARI P. J. | 22,90441.97% | 62.7% |
| PALMANER | TDPPATNAM SUBBAIAH | INCN. SHANMUGAM | 25,10539.38% | 53.7% |
| PANYAM | INCKATASANI RAMABHUPALA REDDY | TDPBIJJAM SATYANARAYANA REDDY | 4,0595.44% | 66.6% |
| PARAVADA | TDPPAILA APPALANAIDU | INCADINARAYANA RAMAYYA NAIDU K. S. | 33,22645.28% | 67.6% |
| PARCHUR | TDPVENKATEWARA RAO DAGGUBATI | INCGADE VENKATA REDDY | 1,0771.22% | 74.7% |
| PARGI | TDPKOPPULA HARISHWA REDDY | INCAHMED SHAREEF | 32,51242.31% | 62.8% |
| PARKAL | BJPJAYAPAL V. | INCSAMMAIAH BOCHU | 17,13229.88% | 53.4% |
| PARVATHIPURAM | TDPMARISERLA VENKATA RAMI NAIDU | INCPARASURAM DODDI | 16,00224.66% | 68.2% |
| PATAPATNAM | INCDHARMANA NARAYANA RAO | TDPMATHALA LOKHANADHAM | 5,5747.78% | 75.3% |
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.







