2014_Andhra_Pradesh_Legislative_Assembly_election

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

2014 Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Legislative elections


The 2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections took place on 30 April and 7 May 2014 to elect members to the legislatures of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. It was held concurrently with the Indian general election. The results were declared on 16 May 2014. The Telugu Desam Party led by N. Chandrababu Naidu won a majority of the 175 seats in the residual Andhra Pradesh, while Telangana Rashtra Samithi led by K. Chandrashekar Rao won in the new state of Telangana.

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Previous Assembly

In the 2009 Andhra Pradesh Assembly election, Congress had taken the lead, winning 156 of the 294 seats in the Assembly. As the leader of the Congress Legislature Party, Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy was invited to form the government by Governor N. D. Tiwari.

Unexpectedly, the Government lasted for 4 years 9 months, and the president rule was imposed later which expired on 30 May 2014. 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.

Background

On 3 October 2013, the Union Cabinet of India approved the creation of the new State of Telangana.[2] On 2 June 2014 the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee issued a gazette notification which formalised the separation of Telangana from Andhra Pradesh.

Summary

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Opinion polls

Opinion polls

Andhra Pradesh (New)

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Telangana

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Election day

The election was held in two phases alongside the 7th and 8th phases of the General Election, taking place on 30 April in Telangana, and on 7 May in the remainder of Andhra Pradesh.

Despite few clashes between supporters of rival parties in Seemandhra and Rayalaseema, the poll percentage was good on the polling day. The initial poll percentage appeared to be dull, but it soon picked up as time went on. Chief Electoral Officer Bhanwar Lal told the media that he was confident that the percentage could be around 85–90% by the concluding time.[citation needed]

Phase 1 (Telangana)

Polling passed off peacefully with more than 72% of more than 2.81 crore voters exercising their franchise in the 10 districts in the region. Chief Electoral Officer Bhanwarlal said the polling could touch 75 percent. In 2009, the percentage was 67.71 in the region.[4]

Phase 2 (Andhra Pradesh)

Chief Electoral Officer Bhanwarlal said around 76.80% of the 3.68 crore voters exercised their franchise across 175 Assembly and 25 Lok Sabha constituencies in the region and the voting percentage were seen as likely to touch 80%. The highest turnout of 82.97% was recorded in the Guntur district and the lowest of 70% in Vishakhapatnam district.[5]


United Andhra Pradesh Results

Vote share

Vote share by party

  Telugu Desam Party (32.53%)
  YSR Congress Party (27.88%)
  Telangana Rashtra Samithi (13.68%)
  Indian National Congress (11.71%)
  Bharatiya Janata Party (4.13%)
  Others (10.07%)

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Andhra Pradesh Results

Seat share

Seat share by party

  Telugu Desam Party (58.29%)
  YSR Congress Party (38.28%)
  Bharatiya Janata Party (2.29%)
  Others (1.14%)

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Results by district

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Telangana Results

Seat share

Seat share by party

  Telangana Rashtra Samithi (52.94%)
  Indian National Congress (17.65%)
  Telugu Desam Party (12.61%)
  All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (5.88%)
  Bharatiya Janata Party (4.20%)
  Others (6.72%)

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Results by constituency

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See also


References

  1. "Ponnala Lakshmaiah is Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee chief, Raghuveera APCC president". The Times of India. 12 March 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  2. "Creation of a new state of Telangana by bifurcating the existing State of Andhra Pradesh". Home Ministry, Govt. of India. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  3. Special Correspondent (30 April 2014). "Telangana witnesses high voter turnout". The Hindu.
  4. Special Correspondent (7 May 2014). "High voter turnout in Seemandhra". The Hindu.
  5. "Andhra Pradesh 2014". Election Commission of India. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  6. "IndiaVotes AC: Party-wise performance for 2014". IndiaVotes. Archived from the original on 4 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  7. "IndiaVotes AC: Party-wise performance for 2014". IndiaVotes. Archived from the original on 4 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.

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