Andhra Pradesh, Lok Sabha election 1977
42 constituencies in Andhra Pradesh, 60.60% turnout.
Seats
42
Candidates
165
4 women, 1 elected
Turnout
60.60%
1.67 cr of 2.76 cr
Leading party
INC
41 of 42 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Andhra Pradesh
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 41 | +13 | 42 | 95,82,708 | 57.36% | +1.63 |
| BLDBharatiya Lok Dal | 1 | +1 | 37 | 54,00,643 | 32.33% | — |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | -1 | 6 | 7,86,719 | 4.71% | +1.89 |
| INDIndependent | 0 | -1 | 67 | 4,70,018 | 2.81% | -5.39 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | -1 | 10 | 4,46,044 | 2.67% | -3.27 |
| RPKRPK | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15,189 | 0.09% | -0.17 |
| RRPRRP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3,138 | 0.02% | +0.01 |
| HMSHMS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 664 | 0.00% | — |
- INC41 (98%)
- BLD1 (2%)
- INC41
- BLD1
- INC41
- BLD1
Constituency performance
From the 42 results in Andhra Pradesh
Closest contest
SECUNDERABAD
won by 3,847 (1.17%)
Biggest victory
KURNOOL
won by 1,99,356 (55.73%)
Highest turnout
NANDYAL
71.86%
Lowest turnout
BHADRACHALAM
43.25%
Seat change
Against Andhra Pradesh's previous Lok Sabha election (1971), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained0 (0%)
- Changed hands0 (0%)
- New seat42 (100%)
0 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 0 changed hands. 42 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
- BLD
TURNOUT
Constituency results
All 42 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–42 of 42
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADILABAD | INCG. NARSIMHA REDDY | BLDGOPIDI GANGA REDDY | 71,16624.43% | 53.1% |
| AMALAPURAM | INCKUSUMA KRISHNA MURTY | BLDB. V. RAMANAYYA | 1,35,98932.34% | 65.8% |
| ANAKAPALLI | INCAPPALANAIDU S. R. A. S. | BLDCHALAPATHI RAO P. V. | 35,9369.80% | 51.8% |
| ANANTAPUR | INCDARUR PULLAIAH | BLDD. NARAYANASWAMY | 42,20810.87% | 60.6% |
| BAPATLA | INCANKINEEDU PRASADA RAO PAMULAPATI | BLDJAGARLAMUDI CHANDRAMOULI | 42,9469.12% | 68.3% |
| BHADRACHALAM | INCRADHA BAI ANANDA RAO | BLDP. VANI RAMANARAO | 95,96837.04% | 43.3% |
| BOBBILI | INCPUSAPATI VIJAYRAMA GAJAPATHI RAJU | BLDPEESAPATI PUNDARIKAKSHA CHARI | 51,58815.60% | 52.0% |
| CHITTOOR | INCP. RAJAGOPAL NAIDU | BLDN. P. CHANGALRAYA NAIDU | 10,4472.28% | 65.6% |
| CUDDAPAH | INCKANDALA OBUL REDDY | BLDVUTUKURU RAMI REDDY | 7,5621.59% | 68.1% |
| ELURU | INCKOMMAREDDY SURYANARAYANA | BLDKRISHNA MURTHY GARAPATI | 1,34,03329.36% | 68.2% |
| GUNTUR | INCKOTHA RAGHURAMAIAH | BLDKASARANEINI SADASIVA RAO | 85,52916.88% | 64.1% |
| HANAMKONDA | INCP. V. NARSIMHA RAO | BLDP. JANARDHAN REDDY | 77,68319.90% | 63.5% |
| HINDUPUR | INCP. BAYAPA REDDY | BLDK. RAMACHANDRA REDDY | 90,03323.10% | 59.9% |
| HYDERABAD | INCK. S. NARAYANA | INDSULTAN SALAHUDDIN OWAISI | 65,06819.15% | 58.0% |
| KAKINADA | INCSANJEEVIRAO M. S. | BLDVADDI MUTYALARAO | 1,23,26828.36% | 66.2% |
| KARIMNAGAR | INCM. SATYANARAYAN RAO | BLDJUVVADI GAUTMA RAO | 1,14,04831.90% | 55.0% |
| KHAMMAM | INCJALAGAM KONDALA RAO | CPMYALAMANCHILI RADHA KRUSHNA MURTHY | 85,98921.15% | 68.2% |
| KURNOOL | INCK. VIJAYA BHASKARA REDDY | BLDSOMAPPA | 1,99,35655.73% | 49.5% |
| MACHILIPATNAM | INCANKINEEDU MAGANTI | BLDVADDE SOBHANADRESWARA RAO | 76,92916.84% | 71.1% |
| MAHABUBNAGAR | INCJ. RAMESHWARA RAO | BLDD. K. SATYA REDDY | 94,48927.49% | 49.2% |
| MEDAK | INCMALLIKARJUN | BLDNARASIMBA REDDY | 1,43,51040.10% | 56.3% |
| MIRYALGUDA | INCG. S. REDDY | CPMBHIMIREDDI NARASIMHA REDDY | 49,67911.29% | 65.9% |
| NAGARKURNOOL | INCMAILALA BHEESHMA DEV | BLDPUTTAPAGA PADHAKRISHNA | 1,22,76334.68% | 55.0% |
| NALGONDA | INCMOHD. ABDUL LATEEF | BLDMAREPALLI JAGAN MOHAN REDDY | 1,07,03427.35% | 62.0% |
| NANDYAL | BLDNEELAM SANJEEVA REDDY | INCPENDAKANTI VENKATA SUBBAIAH | 35,7437.36% | 71.9% |
| NARASAPUR | INCALLURI SUBHASH CHANDRA BOSE | CPMUDDARAJU RAMAM | 1,14,35724.81% | 68.7% |
| NARASARAOPET | INCBRAHMANANDA REDDY KASU | BLDILLURI KOTIREDDY | 88,07120.79% | 56.5% |
| NELLORE | INCKAMAKSHAIAH DODDAVARAPU | CPMPRAPPANCHA BHANURAJU THUMMALAGUNTA | 1,42,78034.69% | 54.7% |
| NIZAMABAD | INCMUDAGANTI RAM GOPAL REDDY | BLDGANGAREDDY | 1,59,39344.64% | 62.9% |
| ONGOLE | INCPULI VENKATA REDDY | BLDMUPPAVARAPU VENKAIAH ALIAS VENKAIAH NAIDU | 89,32519.82% | 60.8% |
| PARVATHIPURAM | INCVYRICHORLA KISHORE CHANDRA SURYANARAYANA DEO | BLDSATYA PRASAD THATRAJ VEERAVARA THODARMAL | 31,74410.01% | 48.4% |
| PEDDAPALLI | INCV. TULSIRAM | BLDBANGARU LAKSHMAN | 1,05,07732.85% | 50.1% |
| RAJAHMUNDRY | INCPATTABHIRAMA RAO S. B. P. | BLDMANTHENA VENKATA SURYA SUBBARAJU | 1,16,75924.39% | 67.6% |
| RAJAMPET | INCPOTHURAJU PARTHASARATHI | BLDP. THIMMA REDDY | 54,55112.73% | 64.3% |
| SECUNDERABAD | INCM. M. HASHIM | BLDT. LAXMI KANTAMMA | 3,8471.17% | 53.6% |
| SIDDIPET | INCG.VENKATASWAMY | BLDT.N. SADALAKSHMI | 1,02,87028.43% | 58.7% |
| SRIKAKULAM | INCRAJGOPALARAO BODDEPALLI | BLDGOUTHU LATCHANNA | 8,7342.29% | 65.1% |
| TENALI | INCMEDURI NAGESWARA RAO | CPMGUNTURU BAPANAIAH | 57,73713.14% | 66.6% |
| TIRUPATHI | INCBALAKRISHNAIAH TAMBURA | BLDALLAM KRISHNAIAH | 40,1809.12% | 63.3% |
| VIJAYAWADA | INCGODEY MURAHARI | BLDGOTTIPATI MURALI MOHAN | 1,20,03726.43% | 70.3% |
| VISAKHAPATNAM | INCDRONAMRAJU SATYANARAYANA | BLDTENNETI VISWANATHAN | 42,82912.72% | 53.7% |
| WARANGAL | INCS. B. GIRI | BLDJANGAREDDY CHANDABATLA | 1,22,62231.97% | 66.0% |
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, Lok Sabha election 1977?
Indian National Congress won 41 of 42 seats in Andhra Pradesh, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Andhra Pradesh, Lok Sabha election 1977?
Turnout was 60.60% — 1.67 cr of 2.76 cr registered electors voted.
How many Lok Sabha seats does Andhra Pradesh have?
Andhra Pradesh has 42 Lok Sabha seats.
