1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

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All 294 seats in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly 148 seats needed for a majority
Registered	28,386,334
Turnout	20,698,706 (72.92%) 13.21%
Majority party Minority party   Leader Marri Chenna Reddy Gouthu Latchanna Party INC(I) JP Leader since 1978 1977 Leader's seat Medchal (won) Sompeta (won) Last election 291 seats, 52.29% Party did not exist Seats won 175 60 Seat change 44 New party Popular vote 7,908,220 5,812,532 Percentage 39.25% 28.85% Swing 13.04% New party
Chief Minister before election Jalagam Vengala Rao INC(R) Elected Chief Minister Marri Chenna Reddy INC(I)

The 1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election was held in 1978.^[1] It was the sixth election. Indira Gandhi formed new party INC(I). Indian National Congress (I) won 175 seats out of 294 seats. While, JP won 60 seats and Independent candidates won 15 seats.