2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

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All 294 seats in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
148 seats needed for a majority
Registered57,892,259
Turnout42,096,866 (72.72%) Increase 2.76%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy in Delhi on 10 December 2008 (cropped).jpg
N. Chandrababu Naidu (cropped)1.jpg
Leader Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy N. Chandrababu Naidu
Party INC TDP
Alliance UPA Maha Kutami
Leader since 1999 1995
Leader's seat Pulivendula (won) Kuppam (won)
Last election 185 seats, 38.56% 47 seats, 37.59%
Seats won 156 92
Seat change Decrease 29 Increase 45
Popular vote 15,374,448 11,826,457
Percentage 36.56% 28.12%
Swing Decrease 2.00% Decrease 9.47%

  Third party Fourth party
 
Chiranjeevi at Amitabh Bachchan's 70th birthday celebration (cropped) (cropped).jpg
K. Chandrasekhar Rao as Union Minister.jpg
Leader Chiranjeevi K. Chandrashekar Rao
Party PRP TRS
Alliance Maha Kutami
Leader since 2008 2001
Leader's seat Tirupati (won),
Palakollu (lost)
Did not contest[a]
Last election Party did not exist 26 seats, 6.68%
Seats won 18 10
Seat change New party Decrease 16
Popular vote 6,863,509 1,678,906
Percentage 16.32% 3.99%
Swing New party Decrease 2.69%

Seatwise map of the results

Structure of assembly after the election

Chief Minister before election

Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
INC

Chief Minister after election

Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
INC

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 United 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.
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