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Andhra Pradesh assembly election, May 1985

294 assembly constituencies in Andhra Pradesh, 66.48% turnout.

Andaman and NicobarTelanganaAndhra PradeshArunachal PradeshAssamBiharChandigarhChhattisgarhDādra and Nagar Haveli and Damān and DiuDelhiGoaGujaratHaryanaHimachal PradeshJharkhandKarnatakaKeralaMadhya PradeshMaharashtraManipurMeghalayaMizoramNagalandOrissaPuducherryPunjabRajasthanSikkimTamil NaduTripuraUttar PradeshUttaranchalWest BengalLakshadweepJammu and KashmirLadakh
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

PartyWon+/−ContestedVotesShareShare +/−
TDPTelugu Desam Party202+2012501,06,25,50846.21%+45.99
INCIndian National Congress50-1029085,66,89137.25%+3.68
CPICommunist Party of India11+7156,17,7312.69%-0.10
CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist)11+6125,30,3492.31%+0.29
INDIndependent9-210137520,92,6379.10%-46.89
BJPBharatiya Janata Party8+5103,72,9781.62%-1.14
JNPJanata Party3+251,74,2110.76%-0.21
LKDLok Dal001515,0320.07%-0.85
294294 SEATS
  • TDP202 (69%)
  • INC50 (17%)
  • CPI11 (4%)
  • CPM11 (4%)
  • IND9 (3%)
  • BJP8 (3%)
  • Others3 (1%)
  • TDP202
  • INC50
  • CPI11
  • CPM11
  • IND9
  • BJP8
  • Others3
TDP 202INC 50
  • 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

294SEATS
  • 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
0%15%29%44%59%19621967197219781983198519891994199920042009201420192024TDPINCCPICPM
  • TDP
  • INC
  • CPI
  • CPM
TURNOUT
0%23%46%68%91%19621967197219781983198519891994199920042009201420192024Turnout

Assembly seat results

All 294 seats, alphabetical · showing 251–294 of 294

Assembly seatWinnerRunner-upMarginTurnout
SRUNGAVARAPUKOTATDPDUKKU LABUDUBARIKIINCGANGANNADORA DURU28,38547.05%53.0%
SULURPETTDPMADANAMBETI MANEIAHINCPITLA VENKATASUBBAIAH27,75937.68%64.6%
SURYAPETTDPDAIDA SUNDARAIAHINCANUMULAPURI PARANDHAMULU20,72327.46%63.7%
TADEPALLIGUDEMTDPYERRA NARAYANA SWAMY (BENARJI)INDELI VERALAKSHMI20,87523.30%71.2%
TADIKONDATDPRATNA PUSHPARAJU JUVVIGUNTLAINCKUCHIPUDI SAMBASIVARAO2,6543.32%66.8%
TADPATRIINCJ. C. DIWAKAR REDDYTDPRAMACHANDRA REDDY BHUNIREDDYGARI11,48412.75%72.0%
TALLAREVUTDPCHIKKALA RAMACHANDRARAOINCDOMMETI VENKATESWARULU23,31830.68%71.0%
TANDURINCM. CHANDRA SEKHARTDPSIRIGIRIPETA BALAPPA14,20319.11%68.6%
TANUKUTDPVENKATA KRISHNARAO MULLAPUDIINCANANTHA RAMAMURTY, KARUTURI31,89936.86%69.2%
TEKKALITDPSAROJA VARADAINCDUVVADA VENKATA RAMARAO21,57130.80%66.9%
TENALITDPANNABATHUNI SATYANARAYANAINCINDIRA DODDAPANENI4,5895.57%68.2%
THAMBALLAPALLETDPANIPIREDDY VENKATA LAKSHMI DEVAMMAINCT. N. SRESBUVASA REDDY2,1713.06%71.9%
THERLAMTDPJAYAPRAKASH TENTUINCVASIREDDI VARADA RAMA RAO16,13320.67%72.5%
TIRUPATHIINCMABBU RAMI REDDYTDPGURAVA REDDY PANDRAVETI2,8673.23%61.4%
TIRUVURUTDPPITTA VENKATARATNAMINDMODUGU RAGHAVULU11,95314.50%72.8%
TUNGATURTHIINCDAMODAR REDDY RAM REDDYCPMSWARAJYAM MALLU12,09514.85%73.3%
TUNITDPYANAMALA RAMAKRISHNUDUINCM. N. VIJAYALAKSHMI DEVI16,30419.19%72.4%
UDAYAGIRIINCRAJAMOHAN REDDY MEKAPATTIINDKUMBHAM VIJAYARAMI REDDY15,51322.17%61.0%
UNDITDPKALIDINDI RAMACHANDRA RAJUINCBALASUBRAHMANYAM D. V.29,13337.50%68.2%
UNGUTURTDPSRINIVASARAO KATAMANIINCLAKSHMANA SASTRY DASKKA29,51934.57%68.1%
URAVAKONDATDPGURRAM NARAYANAPPAINCV. GOPINATH9,37613.68%62.4%
UTTARAPALLITDPAPPALANAIDU KOLLAINCKRISHNASWAMYNAIDU THURPATI26,07638.15%69.1%
VAYALPADINCAMARANATHA REDDY NALLARITDPG. V. SREENATHA11,48213.70%76.2%
VEMURTDPKIDALI VERAIAHINCPRASADA RAO P. L. V.8,11610.24%69.0%
VENKATAGIRITDPV. BHASKARA SAIKRISHNA YACHENDRAINCBALAKRISHNA REDDY PETLURU28,82234.24%68.2%
VEPANJERIINCGUMMADI KUTHUHALAMMATDPB. RAMANA5,7077.11%67.9%
VICARABADTDPA. CHANDRA SEKHARINDDEVADAS20,36129.86%64.4%
VIJAYAWADA EASTINCVANGAVETTI MOHANA RANGARAO (RANGA)TDPYARLAGADDA RAJAGOPALA RAO3,1303.49%65.5%
VIJAYAWADA WESTCPIUPPALAPATI RAMACHANDRA RAJUINCM. K. BAIG7,3017.14%66.1%
VINUKONDACPIGANGINENT VENKATESWARA RAOINCVENKATA NARAYANA RAO CHANDRA11,87613.93%66.4%
VISAKHAPATNAM-ITDPALLU BHANUMATHIINCPALURI SESHUMAMBA9,03815.82%49.6%
VISAKHAPATNAM-IITDPRAJANA RAMANIINCTHODAPA SURYANARAYANA REDDY11,89510.80%53.8%
VIZIANAGARAMTDPPUSAPATA ASHOK GAJAPATHI RAJUINCMODILI SRINIVASA RAO37,96960.87%56.0%
VUNUKURUTDPKIMIDI KALAVENKATA RAOINCANANDA RAO KEMBURU27,34536.35%70.0%
VUYYURTDPANNE BABU RAOINCMUVVA SABBA REDDY7,74810.11%75.3%
WANAPARTHYTDPBALAKRISHNAIAHINCG. CHINNA REDDY11,45815.11%58.0%
WARANGALTDPBHANDARU NAGABHUSHAN RAOINCABDUL KHADER MOHMMAD7,88811.79%61.4%
WARDHANNAPETBJPVANNALA SREERAMULUINCERRABELLI VARADA RAJESHWAR RAO13,52618.19%68.7%
YAKUTPURAINDIBRAHIM BIN ABDULLAH MUSGURTITDPMOHAMMAD ZAIDI49,71562.90%69.7%
YELLANDUINDGUMMADI NARSAIAHCPIPAYAM MUTHIAH5,7967.89%66.7%
YELLAREDDYTDPYERVA SRINIVAS REDDYINCKASALA KESHAVAREDDI13,02818.63%62.5%
YELLAVARAMTDPGHINNAM JOGARAOINCGORRELA PRAKASARAO9,69019.32%53.9%
YEMMIGANURTDPB. V. MOHAN REDDYINCDEVENDRA GOWD28,90436.43%64.3%
ZAHIRABADINCM. BAGAREDDYTDPR. DASHARATHAREDDY4,9516.29%68.3%

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.