1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
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All 294 seats in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
148 seats needed for a majority
Registered44,725,091
Turnout31,763,466 (71.02%) Increase 0.58%
  Majority party Minority party
 
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Kaderbad Ravindranath with Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (cropped).jpg
Leader N. T. Rama Rao Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy
Party TDP INC(I)
Alliance TDP+ -
Leader since 1982 1982
Leader's seat Hindupur (won; retained),
Tekkali (won; vacated) 		Dhone (won)
Last election 74 seats, 36.54% 181 seats, 47.09%
Seats won 216 26
Seat change Increase 142 Decrease 155
Popular vote 13,743,842 10,540,182
Percentage 44.14% 33.85%
Swing Increase 7.60% Decrease 13.24%
Chief minister before election

Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy
INC(I)

Elected Chief minister

N. T. Rama Rao
TDP

The 1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election took place in December 1994 in 294 constituencies in Andhra Pradesh, India. The elections were conducted to elect the government in the state of Andhra Pradesh for the next five years. The TDP secured a huge majority winning 216 seats. The Indian National Congress won only 26 seats. NTR was sworn his 3rd term as Chief Minister of the state.[1][2][3][4]

In Andhra Pradesh, the Sasana Sabha, or Legislative Assembly, has 294 constituencies. 39 constituencies are reserved for the Scheduled Castes candidates and 15 constituencies are reserved for the Scheduled tribes candidates.[5]

  1. ^ "Key Highlights of General Election, 1994 to the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh" (PDF). nic.in. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Overview". aplegislature.org. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  3. ^ "P. Ravindra Reddy And Ors. vs The Election Commission, Rep. By ... on 29 November, 1994". indiankanoon.org. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  4. ^ Thakur, A. P.; Pandey, Sunil (2009). Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 1994. Global Vision Publishing House. ISBN 9788182202696. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  5. ^ "A look back at the four-decade-old TDP's electoral alliances and performance". Deccan Chronicle. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2024.