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1983 United Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
← 1978 5 January 1983 (1983-01-05) 1985 →
294 seats in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
148 seats needed for a majority
Registered31,846,694
Turnout21,560,642 (67.70%) Decrease5.22%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader N. T. Rama Rao Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy
Party TDP INC
Leader's seat Gudivada and Tirupati Yemmiganur
Last election Party did not exist 175
Seats won 201 60
Seat change new party Decrease 115
Popular vote 9,777,222 7,090,907
Percentage 46.30% 33.58%
Swing new party Decrease 5.67%
Chief minister before election

Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy
INC

Elected Chief minister

N. T. Rama Rao
TDP

The 1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election was held in January 1983 for all 294 constituencies in Andhra Pradesh, India. The elections were conducted to elect the government in the state of Andhra Pradesh for the following five years. The TDP secured a huge majority winning 202 seats. The Indian National Congress secured only 60 seats. The election was held in January 1983 instead of August 1983 as scheduled. N. T. Rama Rao was sworn in as the 10th and the first non-Congress Chief Minister of the state on 9 January 1983 with ten cabinet ministers and five ministers of State.

Results

PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Telugu Desam Party9,777,22246.30new party201new party
Indian National Congress7,090,90733.58Decrease5.67%60Decrease115
Communist Party of India (Marxist)425,1092.01Decrease0.70%5Decrease3
Communist Party of India588,1442.79Increase0.30%4Decrease2
Bharatiya Janata Party582,4642.76new party3new party
Janata Party203,4780.96Decrease27.89%1Decrease59
Indian National Congress (Jagjivan)119,3720.57new party1new party
Lok Dal193,8800.92new party0new party
Indian Congress (Socialist)44,2880.21new party0new party
Independents2,092,2479.91Increase0.71%19Increase4
Total21,117,111100.00–294Steady
Valid votes21,117,11197.94
Invalid/blank votes443,5312.06
Total votes21,560,642100.00
Registered voters/turnout31,846,69467.70

List of Assembly constituencies and winners

No. Constituency Winner Party
1 Ichapuram Mandava Venkata Krishna Rao TDP
2 Sompeta Majji Narayana Rao INC
3 Tekkali Attada Janardhana Rao TDP
4 Harishchandrapuram Kinjarapu Yerrannaidu TDP
5 Narasannapeta Simma Prabhakara Rao TDP
6 Patapatnam Tota Tulasida Naidu TDP
7 Kothuru (ST) Gopalarao Nimmaka TDP
8 Naguru (ST) Vijayaramaraju Sathrucherla INC
9 Parvathipuram Venkataraminaidu Mariserla TDP
10 Salur (ST) Boniya Rajaiah TDP
11 Bobbili Sambangi Venkata China Appalanaidu TDP
12 Therlam Jayaprakash Thendu TDP
13 Vunukuru Kimidi Kalavenkatarao TDP
14 Palakonda (SC) Syama Rao Gonipati TDP
15 Amadalavalasa Thammineni Seetharam TDP
16 Srikakulam Thangi Satyanarayana TDP
17 Etcherla (SC) Kavali Prathibha Bharathi TDP
18 Cheepurupalli Tripurana Venkata Ratnam TDP
19 Gajapathinagaram Jampana Satyanarayana Raju TDP
20 Vizianagaram Ashok Gajapathi Raju TDP
21 Sathivada Sambasivaraju Penumatsa INC
22 Bhogapuram Pathivada Narayana Swamy Naidu TDP
23 Bheemunipatnam Ananda Gajapathi Raju Pusapati TDP
24 Visakhapatnam-I Madhavi Grandhi TDP
25 Visakhapatnam-Ii Vasudevarao Eswarapu TDP
26 Pendurthi Appalanarasimham Patakamsetti TDP
27 Uttarapalli Kolla Appalamaidu TDP
28 Srungavarapukota (ST) Dukku Labudu Bariki TDP
29 Paderu (ST) Tammarba Chitti Naidu INC
30 Madugula Reddy Satyanarayana TDP
31 Chodavaram Gumuru Yerru Naidu TDP
32 Anakapalli Raja Kanna Babu TDP
33 Paravada Applaneidu Palia TDP
34 Elamanchili K. K. V. Satyanarayana Raju TDP
35 Payakaraopeta (SC) Sumana Gantela TDP
36 Narsipatnam Ayyanna Patrudu Chintakayala TDP
37 Chintapalli (ST) Korabu Venkataratnam TDP
38 Yellavaram (ST) Jogarao Chinnam TDP
39 Burugupudi Pendurthi Sambasiva Rao TDP
40 Rajahmundry Gorantala Buchaiah Chowdary TDP
41 Kadiam Girajala Venkataswamy Naidu TDP
42 Jaggampeta Thota Subbarao TDP
43 Peddapuram Balasu Ramarao TDP
44 Prathipadu Mudragada Padma Nabham TDP
45 Tuni Yanamala Ramakrishnudu TDP
46 Pithapuram Nageswara Rao Venna TDP
47 Sampara Thirumani Styalinga Nayakar TDP
48 Kakinada Gopala Krishna Murthy TDP
49 Tallarevu Chikkala Ramachandra Rao TDP
50 Anaparthy Nallamilli Moola Reddy TDP
51 Ramachandrapuram Ramachandra Raju Sri Raja Kakarlapudi TDP
52 Alamuru Narayanamurthy Valluri TDP
53 Mummidivaram (SC) Valtati Rajaskkubai TDP
54 Allavaram (SC) Jogeswara Venkata Buchi Maheswara Rao Aithabathula TDP
55 Amalapuram Satyanarayana Rao TDP
56 Kothapeta Chirla Somasundara Reddy TDP
57 Nagaram (SC) Undru Krishna Rao TDP
58 Razole Alluri Venkata Suryanarayana Raju TDP
59 Narasapur Venkataramajogayya Chegondi TDP
60 Palacole Allu Venkata Satyanarayana TDP
61 Achanta (SC) Kota Bhaskararao TDP
62 Bhimavaram Venkata Narasimha Raju Penumatcha TDP
63 Undi Kalidindi Ramachandra Raju TDP
64 Penugonda Pratti Manema TDP
65 Tanuku Chitturi Venkareswara Rao TDP
66 Attili Vegesna Kankadurga Venkata Satyanarayana Raju TDP
67 Tadepalligudem Anjaneulu Eli TDP
68 Ungutur Srinivasa Rao Kantamani TDP
69 Dendulur Garapati Sambasiva Rao TDP
70 Eluru Chennakesavulu Rangarao TDP
71 Gopalpuram (SC) Karupati Vivekananda TDP
72 Kovvur Pendyala Venkata Krishna Rao TDP
73 Polavaram (ST) Modiam Lakshmana Rao TDP
74 Chintalapudi Kotagiri Vidyadhara Rao IND
75 Jaggayyapet Akkinemi Lokeswara Rao TDP
76 Nandigama Vasantha Nagesawararao TDP
77 Vijayawada West Jayaraju B. S. TDP
78 Vijayawada East Adusumilli Jaiprakasha Rao TDP
79 Kankipadu Devineni Rajasekhar TDP
80 Mylavaram Nimmagadda Satyanarayana TDP
81 Tiruvuru (SC) Poornanand Miryala TDP
82 Nuzvid Kotagiri Hanumantha Rao IND
83 Gannavaram Ratnabose Musunnuru TDP
84 Vuyyur K. P. Reddaiah INC
85 Gudivada Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao TDP
86 Mudinepalli Pinnamaneni Koteswara Rao INC
87 Kaikalur Kanumuru Bapiraju INC
88 Malleswaram Ankem Prabhakararao TDP
89 Bandar Borra Venkataswami TDP
90 Nidumolu (SC) Govada Mallikharjuna Rao TDP
91 Avanigadda Venkata Krishna Rao Mandali INC
92 Kuchinapudi Mopidevi Nagabhushanam TDP
93 Repalle Yadla Venkata Rao TDP
94 Vemuru Nadendla Bhaskara Rao TDP
95 Duggirala Venkata Sivarama Krishna Reddy Mareddy IND
96 Tenali Annabathuni Satyanarayana TDP
97 Ponnur Dhulipalla Veeraiah Choudhry TDP
98 Bapatla C. V. Ramaraju TDP
99 Prathipad Makineni Peda Rathaiah TDP
100 Guntur-I Umaru Kanu Patanu TDP
101 Guntur-Ii Nissankararao Venkataratnam TDP
102 Mangalagiri Koteswara Rao TDP
103 Tadikonda (SC) J. R. Pushpa Raju TDP
104 Sattenapalli Nannapaneni Raja Kumari TDP
105 Peddakurapadu Viseswara Rao Allamsetti TDP
106 Gurzala Nagireddy Julakanti TDP
107 Macherla Korrapati Subbarao TDP
108 Vinukonda Gangieneni Venkateswara Rao IND
109 Narasaraopet Siva Prasada Rao Kodela TDP
110 Chilakaluripet Krishna Murthy Kaza TDP
111 Chirala Chimataq Sambu TDP
112 Parchur Daggubati Choudary TDP
113 Martur Gottipati Hanumantha Rao TDP
114 Addanki Bachina Chenchu Garataiah TDP
115 Ongole Panugupati Koteswara Rao TDP
116 Santhanuthalapadu (SC) Aareti Kotaiah TDP
117 Kandukur Adinarayana Reddy Manugunta IND
118 Kanigiri Mukku Kasi Reddy TDP
119 Kondepi Moorubhooyina Malakondaiah TDP
120 Cumbum Kamdula Nagarjuna Reddy INC
121 Darsi Katuri Narayana Swamy TDP
122 Markapur Narayana Reddy V. V. TDP
123 Giddalur Mudiyam Pirareddy IND
124 Udayagiri Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu BJP
125 Kavali Patallapalli Vengal Rao TDP
126 Allur Bezawada Papireddy TDP
127 Kovur Nallapareddy Sreenivasulu Reddy TDP
128 Atmakur Anam Venkata Reddy TDP
129 Rapur Adinarayana Reddy Mali Reddy TDP
130 Nellore Anam Ramanarayana Reddy TDP
131 Sarvepalli Pechala Reddy Chenna Reddy TDP
132 Gudur (SC) Jogi Masthanaiah TDP
133 Sulurpet (SC) Satti Prakasham TDP
134 Venkatagiri Chandrasekhara Reddy Nallareddi TDP
135 Sri Kalahasti Adduru Dasaradharami Reddy TDP
136 Satyavedu (SC) Manohar Talari TDP
137 Nagari E. V. Gopal Raju (Elavarti) TDP
138 Puttur Muddukrishnama Naidu, Gali TDP
139 Vepanjeri (SC) Talari Rudraiah TDP
140 Chittoor Jhansi Laxmi TDP
141 Palmaner (SC) Anjineyulu TDP
142 Kuppam N. Rangaswami Naidu TDP
143 Punganur Baggidi Gopal TDP
144 Madanpalle Ratahanda Narayana Reddy NA
145 Thamballapalle T. N. Srinivasa Reddy IND
146 Vayalpad Chinthala Surendra Reddy TDP
147 Pileru Challa Prabhakara Reddy TDP
148 Chandragiri Venkatarama Naidu Medasani TDP
149 Tirupathi N. T. Rama Rao TDP
150 Kodur (SC) Srinivasulu Settipalli TDP
151 Rajampet Konduru Prabhavthamma INC
152 Rayachoty Palakondrayudu Sugavasi IND
153 Lakkireddipalli Rajagopal Reddy TDP
154 Cuddapah Ramamuni Reddy S. TDP
155 Badvel Veerareddy Bijivemula ICJ
156 Mydukur Ravindrareddi Duggireddi Laxmi Reddigari INC
157 Proddatur Mallela Ramanareddy TDP
158 Jammalamadugu Ponnapureddy Sivareddy TDP
159 Kamalapuram Vaddamani Venkata Reddy TDP
160 Pulivendla Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy INC
161 Kadiri Shakeer TDP
162 Nallamada K. Ramachandra Reddy TDP
163 Gorantla Kessana V. TDP
164 Hindupur P. Ranganayakulu TDP
165 Madakasira Y. C. Thimma Reddy INC
166 Penukonda S. Ramachandra Reddy TDP
167 Kalyandrug (SC) T. C. Mareppa TDP
168 Rayadrug P. Venngopal Reddy IND
169 Uravakonda Bheema Reddy Y. TDP
170 Gooty Pathi Rajagopalu TDP
171 Singanamala (SC) P. Gurumurthy TDP
172 Anantapur D. Narayanaswamy TDP
173 Dhamavaram G. Nagi Reddy TDP
174 Tadpatri Mutyala Kesava Reddy TDP
175 Alur (SC) K. Basappa TDP
176 Adoni N. Prakash Jain TDP
177 Yemmiganur Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy INC
178 Kodumur (SC) Muniswamy INC
179 Kurnool Rambhoopal Choudary V. INC
180 Pattikonda Thamma Reddy M. INC
181 Dhone K. E. Krishna Murthy TDP
182 Koilkuntla Narasimha Reddy B. TDP
183 Allagadda S. V. Subba Reddi TDP
184 Panyam Challa Ramakrishna Reddy TDP
185 Nandikotkur Byreddy Seshasayana Reddy IND
186 Nandyal M. Sanjeeva Reddy TDP
187 Atmakur Vengala Reddy (Budda) TDP
188 Achampet (SC) Mahendranath Puttapaga TDP
189 Nagarkurnool V. N. Goud INC
190 Kalwakurthi S. Jaipal Reddy JP
191 Shadnagar (SC) Shankar Rao INC
192 Jadcherla Krishna Reddy TDP
193 Mahbubnagar P. Chandra Shekar TDP
194 Wanaparthy Balakistaiah TDP
195 Kollapur Venkateswar Rao Kotha INC
196 Alampur Rajini Babu TDP
197 Gadwal D. K. Samarasimha Reddy INC
198 Amarchinta Ismailu Mohammad TDP
199 Makthal G. Narasimhulu Naidu INC
200 Kodangal Gurunath Reddy INC
201 Tandur M. Manik Rao INC
202 Vicarabad (SC) K. R. Krishna Swamy INC
203 Pargi Ahmed Shareef (S/O Abdul Gani) INC
204 Chevella Konda Lakxhma Reddy INC
205 Ibrahimpatnam (SC) A. G. Krishna INC
206 Musheerabad S. Rajeswar TDP
207 Himayatnagar G. Narayana Rao (Goud) TDP
208 Sanathnagar Katragadda Prasuna TDP
209 Secunderabad M. Krishna Rao TDP
210 Khairatabad M. Ramchander Rao TDP
211 Secunderabad Cantonment N. A. Krishna TDP
212 Malakpet Indrasena Reddy BJP
213 Asafnagar Afzal Shareef IND
214 Maharajgunj P. Rama Swamy TDP
215 Karwan Baqer Agha IND
216 Yakutpura Khaja Abu Sayeed IND
217 Chandrayangutta Mohd. Amanullah Khan IND
218 Charminar Sultan Salahuddin Owasi IND
219 Medchal Uma Venkatarama Reddy INC
220 Siddipet Ananthula Madan Mohan INC
221 Dommat Aireni Lingaiah INC
222 Gajwel (SC) Allam Sailu TDP
223 Narsapur Jagannath Rao C. INC
224 Sangareddy P. Ramchandra Reddy IND
225 Zahirabad M. Baga Reddy INC
226 Narayankhed M. Venkata Reddy TDP
227 Medak Karnam Ramchandra Rao TDP
228 Ramayampet T. Anjaiah INC
229 Andole (SC) Hadkar Laxmanjee INC
230 Balkonda G. Madhusidhan Reddy TDP
231 Armoor Shanigaram Santosh Reddy INC
232 Kamareddy Parsi Gangaiah TDP
233 Yellareddy Kishan Reddy TDP
234 Jukkal (SC) Gangaram INC
235 Banswada Kishan Singh TDP
236 Bodhan D. Sambasiva Rao TDP
237 Nizamabad D. Satyanarayana TDP
238 Dichpalli Mandava M. J. Thomas Chowdary TDP
239 Mudhole Gaddenna INC
240 Nirmal Aindla Bheema Reddy TDP
241 Boath (ST) Kasiram Marsakota INC
242 Adilabad Chilkuri Vaman Reddy IND
243 Khanapur (ST) Ambajee INC
244 Asifabad (SC) Gunda Mallesh CPI
245 Luxettipet Madavarapu Murali Manohar Rao TDP
246 Sirpur K. V. Narayan Rao TDP
247 Chinnur (SC) Sothuku Sanjeev Rao TDP
248 Manthani Duddilla Sripada Rao INC
249 Peddapalli Gone Prakash Rao TDP
250 Mydaram (SC) Mathangi Narsaiah TDP
251 Huzurabad Kotha Raji Reddy TDP
252 Kamalapur Madadi Ramachandra Reddy INC
253 Indurthi Lakshmikanth Rao Bopparaju INC
254 Karimnagar K. Murtunjayam TDP
255 Choppadandi Gurram Madhava Reddy TDP
256 Jagtial Jeevan Reddy Tatiparithi TDP
257 Buggaram Kadakuntla Gangaram INC
258 Metpalli Vardineni Venkateswar Rao INC
259 Sircilla Vachidi Mohan Reddy TDP
260 Narella (SC) Pati Rajan INC
261 Cheriyal Raji Reddy Nimma TDP
262 Jangaon Laxma Reddy Rondla TDP
263 Chennur Nemeragommula Yethiraja Rao INC
264 Dornakal Ramasahayam Surender Reddy INC
265 Mahbubabad Janarreddy Janardhan Reddy INC
266 Narsampet Omkar Maddikayala CPI (M)
267 Wardhannapet Jagannadham Macherla INC
268 Ghanpur (SC) Goka Ramaswamy INC
269 Warangal Bandaru Nagabhushan Rao TDP
270 Hanamkonda Sangam Reddy Satyanarayana TDP
271 Shyampet Chandupatla Janga Reddy BJP
272 Parkal (SC) Sammaiah Bochu INC
273 Mulug (ST) Porika Jagan Naik INC
274 Bhadrachalam (ST) Yerraiah Reddi Murla CPI (M)
275 Burgampahad (ST) Vooke Abbiah CPI
276 Kothagudem Nageswara Rao Koneru TDP
277 Sathupalli Jalagam Prasada Rac INC
278 Madhira Seelam Siddha Reddy INC
279 Palair (SC) Bheemapaka Bhupathi Rao CPI
280 Khammam Manchikanti Ramkrishna Rao CPI (M)
281 Shujatnagar Mohd. Rajabali CPI
282 Yellandu (ST) Narasaiah Gummadi IND
283 Tungaturthi Swarajyam Mallu CPI (M)
284 Suryapet (SC) Eda Deviah TDP
285 Kodad Veerapalli Laxminarayana Rao TDP
286 Miryalguda Sreenivasa Rao Chankilam INC
287 Chalakurthi Kunduru Jana Reddy TDP
288 Nakrekal Narra Raghava Reddy CPI (M)
289 Nalgonda Gutha Mohan Reddy IND
290 Ramannapet Papaiah Kommu INC
291 Alair (SC) Mothkupalli Narsimhulu TDP
292 Bhongir Kommidi Narasimha Reddy INC
293 Mungode Goverdhan Reddy Palvai INC
294 Deverkonda (ST) D. Ravindra Naik INC

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