1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

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1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

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All 294 seats in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
148 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
  M. C. Reddy Official portrait.jpg
Leader Marri Chenna Reddy Gouthu Latchanna
Party INC(I) JP
Last election 219
Seats won 175 60
Seat change Increase175 Increase60

Chief Minister before election

Jalagam Vengala Rao
Indian National Congress

Chief Minister

Marri Chenna Reddy
Indian National Congress

The 6th Andhrapradesh Legislative Assembly election was held in 1978.[1] It was the sixth election. Indira Gandhi formed new party INC(I). Indian National Congress (I) won 175 seats out of 294 seats. While, JNP won 60 seats and Independent candidates won 15 seats.

Election results[]

Constituencies[]

TYPE OF CONSTITUENCY GEN SC ST TOTAL
NO. OF CONSTITUENCIES 240 39 15 294

[1]

Contestants[]

NO. OF CONTESTANTS IN A CONSTITUENCY 1 2 3 4 5 6-10 11-15 Above15
NO. OF SUCH CONSTITUENCIES 0 3 52 60 69 102 7 1

[1]

Total contestants in fray: 1,548

Average contestants per constituency: 5

Minimum contestants  in a constituency: 2

Maximum contestants  in a constituency: 16 in 207 - Himayatnagar

Performance of women candidates vis-a-vis men candidates[]

MEN WOMEN TOTAL
i. NO. OF CONTESTANTS 1486 62 1548
ii. ELECTED 284 10 294
iii. FORFEITED DEPOSITS 786 30 816

[1]

Election Results Party Wise[]

PARTY [1] SEATS VOTES POLLED VOTE % IN
NATIONAL PARTIES CONTESTED WON FD VOTES % SEATS
1. CPI 31 6 12 501452 2.49% 23.40%
2. CPM 22 8 1 546262 2.71% 34.65%
3. INC 257 30 130 3426850 17.01% 19.48%
4 . INC(I) 290 175 18 7908220 39.25% 39.69%
5 . JNP 270 60 36 5812532 28.85% 31.52%
STATE PARTIES
6. ADK 9 0 9 38691 0.19% 6.22%
7. DMK 2 0 2 6547 0.03% 4.12%
REGISTERED (Unrecognised) PARTIES
8. BCM 2 0 2 2123 0.01% 1.53%
9. RPI 1 0 1 500 0.00% 0.69%
10 . RPK 13 0 11 53497 0.27% 6.03%
11 . RRP 1 0 1 611 0.00% 1.06%
INDEPENDENTS
12. IND 640 15 593 1852808 9.20% 11.35%
Grand Total : 1538 294 816 20150093

Election Results Every Constituency[]

No CONSTITUENCY [1] WINNER PARTY
1 ICHAPURAM BENDALAM VENKATESAM SARMA JNP
2 SOMPETA GOUTHU LATCHANNA JNP
3 TEKKALI BAMMAIDI NARAYANASWAMI JNP
4 HARISHCHANDRA APPALANARASIMHA BUGATA KENNAPALLI INC
5 NARASANNAPETA DOLA SEETARAMULU INC(I)
6 PATAPATNAM KALAMATA MOHANARAO IND
7 KOTHURU (ST) VISWASARAI NARASIMHARAO JNP
8 NAGURU (ST) SATRUCHARALA VIJAYA RAMA RAJU JNP
9 PARVATHIPURAM PARASURAMNAIDU CHIKATI JNP
10 SALUR (ST) S. R. T. P. S. VEERAPA RAJU CPI
11 BOBBILI KOLLI VENKATA KURMI NAIDU JNP
12 THERLAM VASIREDDI VARADA RAMARAO INC
13 VUNUKURU BABU PARANKUSAM MUDILI JNP
14 PALAKONDA (SC) KAMBALA RAJARATNAM JNP
15 AMADALAVALASA SRINAMAMURTHY PYDI INC
16 SRIKAKULAM CHALLA LAKSHMINARAYANA JNP
17 ETCHERLA (SC) KOTHAPALLI NARASAYYA JNP
18 CHEEPURUPALLI CHIGILIPALLI SYAMALARAO INC(I)
19 GAJAPATHINAGARAM VANGAPANDU NARAYANAPPALA NAIDU JNP
20 VIZIANAGARAM SHREE ASHOK GAJAPATHI RAJU POOSAPATI JNP
21 SATHIVADA SAMBIASIVARAJU PENUMATCHA INC
22 BHOGAPURAM APPADUDORA KOMMURU INC
23 BHEEMUNIPATNAM DATLA JAGANNADHA RAJU INC(I)
24 VISAKHAPATNAM-I SUNKARI ALWAR DAS INC(I)
25 VISAKHAPATNAM-II N. S. N. REDDY JNP
26 PENDURTHI GUDIVADA APPANNA INC(I)
27 UTTARAPALLI VIJAYA RAGHAVA SATYANARAYANA PADMANABHA RAJU KAKARLAPUDI INC(I)
28 SRUNGAVARAPUKOTA (ST) SANYASIDORA DURU INC(I)
29 PADERU (ST) GIDDI APPALANAIDU JNP
30 MADUGULA KURACHA RAMUNAIDU IND
31 CHODAVARAM SEETHARAMA SASTRI EMANI JNP
32 ANAKAPALLI KODUGANTI GOVINDRAO CPI
33 PARAVADA BHATTAM SRI RAMA MURTY INC
34 ELAMANCHILI VEESAMU SANYASINAYUDU INC
35 PAYAKARAOPETA (SC) MARUTHI ADEYYA INC(I)
36 NARSIPATNAM GOPATRUDU BOLEM INC
37 CHINTAPALLI (ST) KONDALARAO DEPURU INC
38 YELLAVARAM (ST) GORRELA PRAKASA RAO INC(I)
39 BURUGUPUDI PADMA RAJU VARREY INC(I)
40 RAJAHMUNDRY TADAVARTHI SATYAVATHI INC(I)
41 KADIAM AMMIRAJU PATAMSETTI JNP
42 JAGGAMPETA PANTHAM PADAMANABHAM INC(I)
43 PEDDAPURAM VUNDAVALLI NARAYANAMURTHY INC(I)
44 PRATHIPADU MUDRAGADA PADMANABHAM JNP
45 TUNI VIJAYALAKSHMIDEVI MEERRJA NALLAPARAJU INC
46 PITHAPURAM KOPPANA VENKATA CHANDRA MOHANARAO INC(I)
47 SAMPARA VENKATRAMANA MATTA INC(I)
48 KAKINADA MALLADI SWAMY INC(I)
49 TALLAREVU SURYANARAYANA BIRUDA JNP
50 ANAPARTHY PADALA AMMI REDDY JNP
51 RAMACHANDRAPURAM APPARAO PILLI IND
52 ALAMURU S. VENKATA REDDY INC(I)
53 MUMMIDIVARAM (SC) MOKA SRI VISHNU PRASADA RAO INC(I)
54 ALLAVARAM (SC) VENKATAPATHI DEVARAPALLI INC(I)
55 AMALAPURAM VENKATA SRI RAMA RAO PALACHOLLA JNP
56 KOTHAPETA MANTHENA VENKATA SURYA SUBHARAJU JNP
57 NAGARAM (SC) GANAPATHI RAO NEETHIPUDI INC(I)
58 RAZOLE RUDRARAJU RAMALINGARAJU INC
59 NARASAPUR SHESHAVATARAM PARAKALA INC(I)
60 PALACOLE VARDHINEEDI SATYANARAYANA INC(I)
61 ACHANTA (SC) KOTA DHANA RAJU INC(I)
62 BHIMAVARAM KALIDINDI VIJAYAYANARASIMHA RAJU INC(I)
63 UNDI GOTTUMUKKALA RAMA CHANDRARAJU INC(I)
64 PENUGONDA JAKKAMSETTI VENKATESWARARAO INC(I)
65 TANUKU KANTIOYDU APPA RAO INC(I)
66 ATTILI INDUKURI RAMAKRISHANAM RAJU INC(I)
67 TADEPALLIGUDEM CHINTALAPATI SEETA RAMA CHANDRA VARA PRASADA MURTY RAJU INC(I)
68 UNGUTUR KADIYALA SATYANARAYANA INC(I)
69 DENDULUR NEELAM CHARLES INC(I)
70 ELURU SURYA PRAKASA RAO NALABATI INC(I)
71 GOPALPURAM (SC) DESARI SAROJINI DEVI INC(I)
72 KOVVUR MUNSHI ABDUL AZIZ INC(I)
73 POLAVARAM (ST) NAGABHUSHANAM RASAPUTRA INC(I)
74 CHINTALAPUDI GADDE VENKATESWARA RAO INC(I)
75 JAGGAYYAPET RAMARAO BODDULURU INC(I)
76 NANDIGAMA MUKKAPATI VENKATESWARA RAO JNP
77 VIJAYAWADA WEST POTHINA CHINNA INC(I)
78 VIJAYAWADA EAST NADENDLA BHASKAR RAO INC(I)
79 KANKIPADU KONERU RANGA RAO INC(I)
80 MYLAVARAM CHANAMOLU VENKATA RAO INC
81 TIRUVURU (SC) VAKKALAGADDA ADAMU INC(I)
82 NUZVID PALADAG VENKATA RAO INC(I)
83 GANNAVARAM PUCHALAPALLI SINDARAYYA CPM
84 VUYYUR VADDE SOHANADREESWARA RAO JNP
85 GUDIVADA KATARI SATYANARAYANARAO INC(I)
86 MUDINEPALLI PINNAMANENI KOTESWARA RAO INC
87 KAIKALUR KANUMURU BAPIRAJU IND
88 MALLESWARAM BURAGADDA NIRANJANA RAO JNP
89 BANDAR VADDI RANGA RAO JNP
90 NIDUMOLU (SC) GUTURU BAPANAYYA CPM
91 AVANIGADDA MANDALI VENKATA KRISHNA RAO INC
92 KUCHINAPUDI EVURU SUBBA RAO JNP
93 REPALLE KORATALA SATYANARAYANA CPM
94 VEMUR YADALAPATI VENKATRAO INC(I)
95 DUGGIRALA G.VEDANTHA RAO INC(I)
96 TENALI INDIRA DODDAPANENI JNP
97 PONNUR NAGESWARA RAO GOGINENI INC(I)
98 BAPATLA KONA PRABHAKARA RAO INC(I)
99 PRATHIPAD LAKSHINARAYANA REDDY KARUMURU INC(I)
100 GUNTUR-I ESWARA RAO LINGAMSETTY INC(I)
101 GUNTUR-II GADA VEERANJANEYA SARMA INC(I)
102 MANGALAGIRI G.V.PATHAIAH JNP
103 TADIKONDA (SC) AMRUTHA RAO T. INC(I)
104 SATTENAPALLI RAVELA VENKATRAO INC(I)
105 PEDDAKURAPADU GANAPA RAMASWAMY REDDY JNP
106 GURZALA GADIPUDI MALLIKARJUNARAO INC(I)
107 MACHERLA CHALLA NARAPA REDDY INC(I)
108 VINUKONDA AVUDARI VENKATESWARLU IND
109 NARASARAOPET KASU VENKATA KRISHNA REDDI INC
110 CHILAKALURIPET SAMBAIAH SOMEPALLI INC(I)
111 CHIRALA MUTTE VINKATESWARLU INC(I)
112 PARCHUR MADDUKURI NARAYANA RAO INC(I)
113 MARTUR JAGARLAMUDI CHANDRAMOULI JNP
114 ADDANKI KARANAM BALARAMAKRISHNA MURTHY INC(I)
115 ONGOLE SRUNGARAPU JEEVARATNAM NAIDU INC(I)
116 SANTHANUTHALAPADU (SC) YELLAIAH VEMA INC(I)
117 KANDUKUR DEVI KONDAIAH CHUDARY INC(I)
118 KANIGIRI RAMASUBBA REEDDY BUTALAPALLI INC(I)
119 KONDEPI GUNDAPANENI PATTABHI RAMASWAMY INC(I)
120 CUMBUM KANDULA OBULA REDDY INC(I)
121 DARSI GNANA PRAKASAM BERRE INC(I)
122 MARKAPUR POOLA SUBBAIAH CPI
123 GIDDALUR RANGA REDDI PIDPTHALA JNP
124 UDAYAGIRI MUPPAVARAPU VENKAIAH NAIDU JNP
125 KAVALI KALIKI YANADI REDDY INC(I)
126 ALLUR GIDDALURU SUNDARA RAMAIAH INC(I)
127 KOVUR PELLAKURU RAMACANDRA REDDY INC(I)
128 ATMAKUR BOMMIREDDY SUDARARAMI REDDY INC(I)
129 RAPUR NAVVULA VENKATARATNAM NAIDU INC(I)
130 NELLORE KOONAM VENKATA SUBBA REDDY INC(I)
131 SARVEPALLI CHITTURU VENKATA SESHA REDDY INC(I)
132 GUDUR (SC) PATRA PRAKASA RAO INC(I)
133 SULURPET (SC) PITLA VENKATASUBBAIAH INC(I)
134 VENKATAGIRI NALLAPAREDDI SREENIVASULU REDDY INC(I)
135 SRI KALAHASTI VUNNAM SUBRAMANYAM NAIDU INC(I)
136 SATYAVEDU (SC) C.DOSS INC(I)
137 NAGARI CHENGA REDDY REDDIVARI INC(I)
138 PUTTUR K.B. SIDDAIAH JNP
139 VEPANJERI (SC) BANGALA ARUMUGAM JNP
140 CHITTOOR N.P.VENKATESWARA CHOUDARY JNP
141 PALMANER (SC) A.RATNAM INC(I)
142 KUPPAM B.R.DORASWAMY NAIDU INC(I)
143 PUNGANUR K.V.PATHI INC(I)
144 MADANPALLE GANGARAPU VENKATA NARAYANA REDDY INC(I)
145 THAMBALLAPALLE A.MOHAN REDDY INC(I)
146 VAYALPAD AMARNATHA REDDY NALLARI INC(I)
147 PILERU MOGAL SUFULLA BAIG INC(I)
148 CHANDRAGIRI CHANDRABABU NAIDU NARA INC(I)
149 TIRUPATHI AGARALA EASWARA REDDI INC(I)
150 KODUR (SC) NIDIGANTI VENKATASUBBAIAH JNP
151 RAJAMPET KONDURU PRABHAVATHAMMA INC
152 RAYACHOTY SUGAVASI PALAKONDRAYUDU JNP
153 LAKKIREDDIPALLI GADIKOTA RAMA SUBBA REDDY INC(I)
154 CUDDAPAH GAJJALA RANGA REDDY INC(I)
155 BADVEL VADDAMANI SIVARAMEKRISHAN RAO JNP
156 MYDUKUR D.L.RAVINDRAREDDY IND
157 PRODDATUR CHANDRA OBULREDDY RAMI REDDY INC(I)
158 JAMMALAMADUGU CHAVVA MORAMMAGARI RAMANATHA REDDY JNP
159 KAMALAPURAM PERLA SIVA REDDY IND
160 PULIVENDLA Y.S. RAJA SEKHAR REDDY INC
161 KADIRI NIZAM VALI INC(I)
162 NALLAMADA ASIGAM VEERAPPA INC(I)
163 GORANTLA P.BAYAPA REDDY INC(I)
164 HINDUPUR K.THIPPESWAMY INC(I)
165 MADAKASIRA Y.THIMMA REDDY INC(I)
166 PENUKONDA SOMANDEPALLI NARAYANA REDDY INC(I)
167 KALYANDRUG (SC) HINDI NARASAPPA JNP
168 RAYADRUG K.B.CHENNAMLLAPPA INC(I)
169 URAVAKONDA R.VEMANNA INC(I)
170 GOOTY K.VENKATARAMAIAH INC(I)
171 SINGANAMALA (SC) B. RUKMANI DEVI JNP
172 ANANTAPUR B.T.L.N. CHOWARY INC(I)
173 DHAMAVARAM ANANATHAREDDY GONUGUNTLA INC(I)
174 TADPATRI DIDDEKUNTA VENKATA REDDY INC(I)
175 ALUR (SC) ERANNA INC(I)
176 ADONI H. SATYANARAYANA INC(I)
177 YEMMIGANUR HANUMANTHA REDDY INC(I)
178 KODUMUR (SC) D. MUNISWAMY INC
179 KURNOOL MD. IBRAHIM KHAN INC(I)
180 PATTIKONDA K.V. NARASAPPA INC(I)
181 DHONE KRISHNA MOORTHY K. E. INC(I)
182 KOILKUNTLA K. ANKI REDDY JNP
183 ALLAGADDA GANGULA THIMMA REDDY IND
184 PANYAM ERASU AYYAPU REDDY JNP
185 NANDIKOTKUR BYREDDY SESHASAYANA REDDY INC(I)
186 NANDYAL BOJJA VENTATAREDDY JNP
187 ATMAKUR A.VENGAL REDDY INC(I)
188 ACHAMPET (SC) R.M.MANOHAR INC(I)
189 NAGARKURNOOL SRINIVASA RAO INC(I)
190 KALWAKURTHI S.JAIPAL REDDY JNP
191 SHADNAGAR (SC) KISTAIAH BHEESHVA INC(I)
192 JADCHERLA N.NARASAPPA INC(I)
193 MAHBUBNAGAR M.RAM REDDY INC(I)
194 WANAPARTHY JAYA RAMULA INC(I)
195 KOLLAPUR KOTHA VENKATESHWAR RAO INC
196 ALAMPUR RAM BHUPAL REDDY JNP
197 GADWAL D.K.SQATYA REDDY JNP
198 AMARCHINTA VEERA REDDY INC(I)
199 MAKTHAL NARSIMLU INC(I)
200 KODANGAL GURUNATH REDDY IND
201 TANDUR M. MANIK RAO INC(I)
202 VICARABAD (SC) V. B. THIRMALAYYA INC(I)
203 PARGI AHMED SHAREEF INC(I)
204 CHEVELLA CHIRAG PRATAP LINGAM JNP
205 IBRAHIMPATNAM (SC) SUMITRA DEVI INC(I)
206 MUSHEERABAD NARSIMHA REDDY JNP
207 HIMAYATNAGAR LAKSHMI KANTAMA JNP
208 SANATHNAGAR RAMDASS S. INC(I)
209 SECUNDERABAD L. NARAYANA JNP
210 KHAIRATABAD JANARDHAN REDDY INC(I)
211 SECUNDERABAD CANTONMENT B. MACHINDER RAO JNP
212 (SC)

MALAKPET

KANDALA PRABHAKAR REDDY

JNP

213 ASAFNAGAR B. KRISHNA INC(I)
214 MAHARAJGUNJ SHIV PERSHAD INC(I)
215 KARWAN SHIV LAL INC(I)
216 YAKUTPURA BAQERR AGHA IND
217 CHANDRAYANGUTTA MOHD. AMANULLAH KHAN IND
218 CHARMINAR SULTAN SALAHUDDIN OWAISI IND
219 MEDCHAL M. CHANNA REDDY INC(I)
220 SIDDIPET ANANTHULA MADAN MOHAN INC(I)
221 DOMMAT AIRENI LINGAIAH INC(I)
222 GAJWEL (SC) GAJWEL SAIDIAH INC(I)
223 NARSAPUR CHILUMULA VITHAL REDDY CPI
224 SANGAREDDY NARSIMHA REDDY IND
225 ZAHIRABAD M. BAGA REDDY INC(I)
226 NARAYANKHED SHIVARAO SETTKAR INC(I)
227 MEDAK SERI LAKSHMA REDDY INC(I)
228 RAMAYAMPET RAJAIAHGARI MUTHYAM REDDY INC(I)
229 ANDOLE (SC) RAJANARSIMHA INC
230 BALKONDA GADDAM RAJARAM INC(I)
231 ARMOOR SANTOSH REDDY INC(I)
232 KAMAREDDY B. BALAIAH INC(I)
233 YELLAREDDY TADUR BALA GOND INC(I)
234 JUKKAL (SC) GANGARAM INC(I)
235 BANSWADA M. SREENIVASAN RAO INC(I)
236 BODHAN GULAM SAMDHANI INC(I)
237 NIZAMABAD A. KISHAN DAS INC(I)
238 DICHPALLI ANTHAREDDY BALREDDY INC(I)
239 MUDHOLE GADDANNA INC
240 NIRMAL P. GANGA REDDY INC(I)
241 BOATH (ST) T. AMAR SINGH INC(I)
242 ADILABAD CHILKURI RAMACHANDRA REDDY IND
243 KHANAPUR (ST) AMBAJEE INC(I)
244 ASIFABAD (SC) DASARI NARSAIAH INC(I)
245 LUXETTIPET CHUNCHU LAKSHMAIAH JNP
246 SIRPUR K. V. KESHAVULU INC
247 CHINNUR (SC) C. NARAYANA INC(I)
248 MANTHANI C. NARAYANA REDDY INC(I)
249 PEDDAPALLI G. RAJI REDDY INC(I)
250 MYDARAM (SC) G. ESHWAR INC(I)
251 HUZURABAD DUGGIRALA VENKAT RAO INC
252 KAMALAPUR JANARDHAN REDDY P. JNP
253 INDURTHI DESHINI CHINNA MALLAIAH CPI
254 KARIMNAGAR KONDAIAH NALUMACHU INC(I)
255 CHOPPADANDI NAYALAO KONDA SRIPATHI RAO INC(I)
256 JAGTIAL SURENDER RAO DEEVAKONDA INC(I)
257 BUGGARAM AMBALLA RAJARAM INC(I)
258 METPALLI V. VENKATESHWAR RAO INC(I)
259 SIRCILLA CHENNAMNENI RAJESHWAR RAO CPI
260 NARELLA (SC) PATI RAJAM INC(I)
261 CHERIYAL G. SIDDAIAH INC(I)
262 JANGAON KODUR VARDHA REDDY INC(I)
263 CHENNUR NERAMUGOMULA YETHIRAJA RAO INC
264 DORNAKAL SURENDRA REDDY RAMASAHAYAM* INC
265 MAHBUBABAD JANNAREDDI JANARDHAN REDDY INC
266 NARSAMPET OMKAR MADDIKAYALA CPM
267 WARDHANNAPET JAGANNADHAM MACHERLA JNP
268 GHANPUR (SC) GOKA RAMASWAMY INC(I)
269 WARANGAL ARELLI BUCHAIAH INC(I)
270 HANAMKONDA T. HAYAGRIVA CHARY INC(I)
271 SHYAMPET JANGA REDDI CHANDUPATLA JNP
272 PARKAL (SC) BOCHU SAMMAIAH INC(I)
273 MULUG (ST) P. JAGAN NAIK INC
274 BHADRACHALAM (ST) YERRAIAH REDDY MURLA CPM
275 BURGAMPAHAD (ST) PUNEM RAMACHANDRAIAH INC
276 KOTHAGUDEM KASAIAH CHEKURI JNP
277 SATHUPALLI JALAGAM VENGALA RAO INC
278 MADHIRA BANDARU PRASADA RAO INC(I)
279 PALAIR (SC) HASSAINU POTTA PINJARA INC(I)
280 KHAMMAM KESARA ANANTHA REDDY INC(I)
281 SHUJATNAGAR BUGGARAPU SITARAMAIAH INC(I)
282 YELLANDU (ST) YERRAIAH CHAPALA IND
283 TUNGATURTHI SWARAYAM MALLU CPM
284 SURYAPET (SC) ANNUMULAPURI PARADAMULU INC(I)
285 KODAD AKKIRAJU VASUDEVA RAO JNP
286 MIRYALGUDA ARIBANDI LAXMINARAYANA CPM
287 CHALAKURTHI RAMULU NIMMALA INC(I)
288 NAKREKAL NARRA RAGAVA REDDY CPM
289 NALGONDA GUTHA MOHAN REDDY INC(I)
290 RAMANNAPET PAPAIAH KOMU INC(I)
291 ALAIR (SC) SALLURI POCHAIAH INC(I)
292 BHONGIR KOMMIDI NARSIMNA REDDY INC(I)
293 MUNGODE GOVERDHAN REDDY PALVAI INC
294 DEVERKONDA (ST) D.RAVINDRA NAIK INC(I)

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Election Results, 1978, Andhra Pradesh". Archived from the original on 2019-05-15.
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