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2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

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The 2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election took place in April 2009, concurrently with the 2009 Indian general election. The elections were held in the state in the first phase on 16 April 2009 and the second phase on 23 April 2009. The results were declared on 16 May 2009 The incumbent Indian National Congress retained power in the Andhra Pradesh State Assembly lower house, though with a reduced majority. The Congress Legislature party re-elected incumbent Chief minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy as its leader thus re-nominating him to the post.

Quick Facts All 294 seats in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly 148 seats needed for a majority, Registered ...

Previous Assembly

In the 2004 Andhra Pradesh Assembly election, Congress had swept the state, winning 185 of the 294 seats in the Assembly. The Congress' pre-poll alliance partners, Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and Left parties also did well, winning 15 and 26 seats respectively, taking the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) tally to 226.[1] As the leader of the Congress Legislature Party, Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy was invited to form the Government by Governor Surjit Singh Barnala.[2]

As expected, the Government lasted the full term of 5 years and the tenure of the Legislative Assembly was due to expire on 30 May 2009. The Election Commission of India (ECI) decided to hold the Assembly elections along with the general election. The election in each Assembly constituency (AC) was held in the same phase as the election to the corresponding Parliamentary constituency that the AC falls under.[3]

Background

After the 2008 Lok Sabha vote of confidence, the Left Front withdrew support to the Congress in the state as well. Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and TRS then joined the Left parties as part of the national Third Front. In Andhra Pradesh, this alliance called themselves the Maha Kutami or "Grand Alliance" against what they called the "corrupt Congress" and "communal BJP".[4][5]

However, after the elections in Andhra Pradesh were completed, but before the counting of votes, TRS switched allegiance to the NDA.[6]

Schedule

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Parties and alliances

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Results

Vote share

Vote share by party

  Indian National Congress (36.55%)
  Telugu Desam Part (28.12%)
  Praja Rajyam Party (16.32%)
  Telangana Rashtra Samithi (3.99%)
  Bharatiya Janata Party (2.84%)
  Others (12.18%)

Seat share

Seat share by party

  Indian National Congress (53.06%)
  Telugu Desam Party (31.29%)
  Praja Rajyam Party (6.12%)
  Telangana Rashtra Samithi (3.40%)
  Others (6.13%)

Results by party

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Results by district

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Results by constituency

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Government formation

Despite losing their alliance partner after voting and fighting anti-incumbency in the state, Congress managed to get the majority in the 294-member Assembly with 157 seats. Analysis of the results showed that the split of the anti-Congress votes between the Maha Kutami and actor-turned-politician Chiranjeevi's newly formed Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) helped increase the Congress overall seat count.[8]

The incumbent Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy was sworn in for a second term on 20 May 2009.[9] His council of 35 ministers were sworn in by Governor N. D. Tiwari a few days later on 25 May 2009.[10]

See also

Notes

  1. Seat agreements within the grand alliance differed as some members contested additional seats against each other.

References

  1. [1]
    Kumar, S. Nagesh (12 May 2004). "Congress storms back to power in Andhra Pradesh". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 4 June 2004. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
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    "Governor invites YSR to form Government". The Hindu. 13 May 2004. Archived from the original on 20 June 2004. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
  3. [3]
    "General Elections to Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies of Andhra Pradesh, Orissa and Sikkim" (PDF). Election Commission of India. 2 March 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 September 2009. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
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    "Grand alliance a morale booster: CPI". The Hindu. 4 February 2009. Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
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    "Incompatible allies". India Today. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
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    Pandher, Sarabjit (11 May 2009). "TRS joins NDA". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 13 May 2009. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
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    "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to The Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh" (PDF). election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
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    Sukumar, C.R. (17 May 2009). "Rajasekhara Reddy credits his party's success to Singh, Gandhi". Livemint. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
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    Correspondent, Special (21 May 2009). "YSR sworn in A.P. Chief Minister". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 26 May 2009. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
  10. [10]
    Correspondent, Special (26 May 2009). "35 Ministers inducted into YSR's Cabinet". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 27 May 2009. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
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