1971 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh

The 1971 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh were held for 42 seats in the state. The result was a victory for the Indian National Congress which won 28 out of 42 seats.[1] This election also saw introduction of Telangana Praja Samithi which won 10 out of the 14 seats it contested, mostly in the Telangana region.

1971 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh

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41 seats
  First party Second party
 
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Leader P. V. Narasimha Rao Marri Chenna Reddy
Party INC(R) TPS
Alliance Congress alliance Nonpartisan
Leader's seat None None
Last election 35 new party
Seats won 28 10
Seat change Decrease 7 Increase 10
Popular vote 7,286,069 1,873,589
Percentage 55.73% 14.33%
Swing Increase 8.91% Increase 14.33%

Voting and results

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Results by alliance

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INC SEATS TPS SEATS OTHERS SEATS
INC 28 TPS 10 CPI(M) 1
CPI 1
IND 1
TOTAL 28 10 3

Members elected

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Constituency Member Party
Adilabad Poddutoori Ganga Reddy Indian National Congress
Amalapuram (SC) Bayya Suryanarayana Murthy Indian National Congress
Anakapalli S. R. A. S. Appala Naidu Indian National Congress
Anantapur (SC) Ponnapati Antony Reddi Indian National Congress
Bapatla P. Ankineedu Prasada Rao Indian National Congress
Bhadrachalam (ST) B. Radhabai Ananda Rao Indian National Congress
Bobbili K. Narayana Rao Indian National Congress
Pusapati Vijayram Gajapati Raju Indian National Congress
Chittoor P. Narasimha Reddy Indian National Congress
Cuddapah Yeddula Eswara Reddy Communist Party of India
Eluru Kommareddi Suryanarayana Indian National Congress
Guntur Kotha Raghuramaiah Indian National Congress
Hindupur Pamudurthi Bayapa Reddy Indian National Congress
Hyderabad Dr. Gopal S. Melkote Telangana Praja Samithi
Kakinada M.S. Sanjeevi Rao Indian National Congress
Karimnagar M. Satyanarayan Rao Indian National Congress
Khammam T. Lakshmi Kantamma Indian National Congress
Kurnool K. Kodanda Rami Reddy Indian National Congress
Machilipatnam Maganti Ankineedu Indian National Congress
Mahbubnagar (ST) Dr. Mallikarjun Telangana Praja Samithi
Janumpally Rameshwar Rao Telangana Praja Samithi
Medak Indira Gandhi Indian National Congress
Miryalguda Bhim Narasimha Reddy Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Nagarkurnool (SC) M. Bheeshma Dev Telangana Praja Samithi
Nalgonda Kancherla Ramkrishna Reddy Telangana Praja Samithi
Nandyal Pendekanti Venkatasubbaiah Indian National Congress
Narasapur (SC) M.T. Raju Telangana Praja Samithi
Narasaraopet Maddi Sudarsanam Indian National Congress
Nellore (SC) Doddavarapu Kamakshaiah Indian National Congress
Nizamabad M. Ram Gopal Reddy Telangana Praja Samithi
Ongole Puli Venkata Reddy Indian National Congress
Parvathipuram (ST) Biddika Satyanarayana Indian National Congress
Peddapalli (SC) G. Venkatswamy Telangana Praja Samithi
Rajahmundry (ST) S.B.P. Pattabhi Rama Rao Indian National Congress
Rajampet Pothuraju Parthasarthy Indian National Congress
Secunderabad M.M. Hashim Telangana Praja Samithi
Srikakulam Boddepalli Rajagopala Rao Indian National Congress
Tenali Meduri Nageswara Rao Indian National Congress
Tirupathi (SC) Thamburu Balakrishniah Indian National Congress
Vijayawada Kanuri Lakshmana Rao Indian National Congress
Warangal S.B. Giri Telangana Praja Samithi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Past Election Results". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
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