Andhra Pradesh, Lok Sabha election 1971
41 constituencies in Andhra Pradesh, 57.60% turnout.
Seats
41
Candidates
207
7 women, 2 elected
Turnout
57.60%
1.31 cr of 2.27 cr
Leading party
INC
28 of 41 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Andhra Pradesh
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 28 | -7 | 37 | 72,86,069 | 55.73% | +8.91 |
| TPSTPS | 10 | +10 | 14 | 18,73,589 | 14.33% | — |
| INDIndependent | 1 | -1 | 93 | 10,72,692 | 8.21% | -10.32 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7,76,019 | 5.94% | -6.69 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 1 | +1 | 5 | 3,68,713 | 2.82% | -3.38 |
| NCOIndian National Congress (Organisation) | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7,25,996 | 5.55% | — |
| SWASwatantra Party | 0 | -3 | 9 | 5,97,777 | 4.57% | -9.17 |
| BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2,05,556 | 1.57% | +0.57 |
| TECTEC | 0 | 0 | 7 | 43,548 | 0.33% | — |
| MLPMLP | 0 | 0 | 6 | 41,198 | 0.32% | — |
| SSPSamyukta Socialist Party | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40,853 | 0.31% | -0.11 |
| RPKRPK | 0 | 0 | 4 | 33,908 | 0.26% | — |
| BCMBCM | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6,929 | 0.05% | — |
| RRPRRP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 536 | 0.00% | — |
- INC28 (68%)
- TPS10 (24%)
- IND1 (2%)
- CPI1 (2%)
- CPM1 (2%)
- INC28
- TPS10
- IND1
- CPI1
- CPM1
- INC28
- TPS10
- IND1
- CPI1
- CPM1
Constituency performance
From the 41 results in Andhra Pradesh
Closest contest
NALGONDA
won by 5,398 (1.72%)
Biggest victory
KAKINADA
won by 2,92,926 (81.84%)
Highest turnout
KHAMMAM
68.54%
Lowest turnout
BHADRACHALAM
39.26%
Seat change
Against Andhra Pradesh's previous Lok Sabha election (1967), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained26 (63%)
- Changed hands14 (34%)
- New seat1 (2%)
26 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 14 changed hands. 1 did not exist at the previous election.
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 Lok Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- INC
- TPS
- IND
- CPI
TURNOUT
Constituency results
All 41 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–41 of 41
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADILABAD | INCP. GANGA REDDY | TPSK. V. KISHAN RAO | 14,9505.19% | 55.9% |
| AMALAPURAM | INCB. S. MURTHY | NCOPENUMALA GOPALAKRISHNA | 2,57,55970.18% | 65.2% |
| ANAKAPALLI | INCS. R. A. S. APPALUANIDU | SWAV. V. RAMANA | 1,46,09446.88% | 56.0% |
| ANANTAPUR | INCANTONY REDDI PONNAPATI | NCONEELAM SANJEEVA REDDY | 89,05727.81% | 58.3% |
| BHADRACHALAM | INCB. RADHABAI ANANDA RAO | CPINUPA BOJJI | 68,04834.53% | 39.3% |
| BOBBILI | INCKARRI NARAYANA RAO | SWAROUTHU CHANDRASEKHARA RAO | 1,82,16969.03% | 51.8% |
| CHITTOOR | INCP. NARASIMHA REDDY | NCOK. P. CHENGALRAYA NAIDU | 1,28,73935.63% | 66.7% |
| CUDDAPAH | CPIYIESWARA REDDY | NCOVUTUKURU RAMI REDDY | 93,61428.11% | 57.7% |
| ELURU | INCKOMMAREDDI SURYANARAYANA | CPIV. V. G. TILAK | 1,75,05549.20% | 62.9% |
| GUDIVADA | INCANKINEDU MAGANTI | SWAH. R. SAYOJI RA | 2,10,43453.44% | 67.8% |
| GUNTUR | INCKOTHA RAGHURAMAIAH | BJSJUPUDI YAGNA NARAYANA | 1,91,01845.87% | 66.1% |
| HINDUPUR | INCP. BAYAPA REDDY | NCOP. RAVINDRA REDDY | 1,24,01043.59% | 53.6% |
| HYDERABAD | TPSG. S. MELKOTE | INDBADR-UD-DINTYABJI | 49,41220.97% | 48.0% |
| KAKINADA | INCM. S. SANJEEVI RAO | BJSP. V. N. RAJU | 2,92,92681.84% | 63.2% |
| KARIMNAGAR | TPSM. SATYANARAYAN RAO | INCV. JALAPATHI RAO | 10,0213.95% | 46.3% |
| KAVALI | INCPULI VENKATA REDDY | NCOREBALA DASARATHA RAMA REDDY | 1,31,11439.91% | 55.1% |
| KHAMMAM | INCT. LAKSHMI KANTAMMA | TPSCHEKURI KASAIAH | 16,4614.41% | 68.5% |
| KURNOOL | INCKODANDA RAMI REDDY | SWAY. GADIINGANA GOWDU | 2,41,35377.70% | 57.4% |
| MACHILIPATNAM | INCMEDURI NAGESWARRAO | SWAVENKATASWAMY MANDALA | 2,04,87455.46% | 67.4% |
| MAHBUBNAGAR | TPSJ. RAMESHWAR RAO | INCD. K. SATYA REDDY | 17,4906.61% | 47.2% |
| MEDAK | TPSMALLIKARJUN | INCNARSIMHA REDDY | 53,43120.47% | 48.6% |
| MIRYALGUDA | CPMBHIMREDDY NARSIMHA REDDY | TPSKEESARA JITHENDER REDDY | 7,6842.32% | 62.2% |
| NAGARKURNOOL | TPSM. BHEESHMADEV | INCP. MAHENDRANATH | 45,40017.13% | 50.8% |
| NALGONDA | TPSKANCHERLA RAM KRISHNA REDDY | INCVEDIRE NARSIMHA REDDY | 5,3981.72% | 57.8% |
| NANDYAL | INCRENDEKANTI VENKATA SUBBAIAH | NCOKANALA ANKI REDDY | 1,30,45638.25% | 57.8% |
| NARASAPUR | INCM. T. RAJU | CPMUDDARAJU RAMAN | 1,92,75549.04% | 64.3% |
| NARASARAOPET | INCMADDI SUDARSANAM | INDYEERAM CHINA NARASIMHARAO | 1,30,85135.76% | 57.9% |
| NELLORE | INCDODDAV ARAPUKAMAKSHIAH | BJSBANGAPULAKSHMAN | 1,73,93448.85% | 59.7% |
| NIZAMABAD | INCRAM GOPAL REDDY M. | TPSANANTH REDDY K. | 59,73719.89% | 53.9% |
| ONGOLE | INCP. ANKINEEDU PRASADA RAO | SWAGOGINENI BHARATI DEVI | 1,79,89444.81% | 67.1% |
| PARAVATHIPURAM | INCBIDDIKA SATYANNARAYANA | SWANARASIMHARO VISWASARAI | 1,52,12858.81% | 50.0% |
| PEDDAPALLI | TPSV. TULASIRAM | INCM. R. KRISHNA | 1,08,73143.78% | 47.0% |
| RAJAHMUNDRY | INCS. B. P. PATTABHI RAMARAO | CPIPRABHAKARA CHOWDARY CHITTURI | 1,96,48250.74% | 67.3% |
| RAJAMPET | INCPARTHASARATHI POTHURAJU | NCOYESODA REDDY | 1,77,86853.28% | 60.8% |
| SECUNDERABAD | TPSM. M. HASHIM | INCK. L. NARAYAN | 23,64310.90% | 42.2% |
| SIDDIPET | TPSG. VENKAT SWAMY | CPIA. R. DEVRAJ | 89,58534.41% | 51.0% |
| SRIKAKULAM | INCRAJAGOPALARAO BODEPALLI | SWAN. G. RANGA | 1,37,46140.96% | 65.9% |
| TIRUPATHI | INCBALAKRISHNAIAH THAMBURU | SWAC. V. SIDDAIAHMURTHY | 1,54,50950.16% | 53.4% |
| VIJAYAWADA | INCK. L. RAO | CPID. NAGABHUSHANA RAO | 1,56,00443.27% | 63.6% |
| VISAKHAPATNAM | INDP. V. G. RAJU | INDTENNETI VISWANATHAM | 67,18820.99% | 57.2% |
| WARANGAL | TPSS. B. GIRI | INCK. SUDARSANA REDDY | 93,64028.58% | 59.2% |
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.