2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

For Lok Sabha elections, see 2004 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh.
2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
← 1999 20 April and 26 April 2004 2009 →
All 294 seats in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
148 seats needed for a majority
Registered51,146,498
Turnout35,780,385 (69.96%) Increase 0.81%
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy in Delhi on 10 December 2008 (cropped).jpg
N. Chandrababu Naidu (cropped)1.jpg
K. Chandrasekhar Rao as Union Minister.jpg
Leader Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy N. Chandrababu Naidu K. Chandrashekar Rao
Party INC TDP TRS
Alliance UPA NDA UPA
Leader since 1999 1995 2001
Leader's seat Pulivendula (won) Kuppam (won) Siddipet (won; vacated)[a]
Last election 91 seats, 40.61% 180 seats, 43.87% Party did not exist
Seats won 185 47 26
Seat change Increase 94 Decrease 133 New party
Popular vote 13,793,461 13,444,168 2,390,940
Percentage 38.56% 37.59% 6.68%
Swing Decrease 2.05% Decrease 6.28% New party
A pictorial representation of the results of the 2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election results
Chief minister before election

N. Chandrababu Naidu
TDP

Chief Minister after election

Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
INC

The 2004 Andhra Pradesh Assembly election, was held in 2004 with the Indian National Congress winning 185 of the 294[1] seats in the Assembly.[2]

In the history of Andhra Pradesh, it was the first time the grand old party entered into an alliance with a regional party.[3] And the Congress' pre-poll alliance partners CPI, CPI(M) and TRS[4] also did well winning 15 and 26 seats respectively, taking the UPA tally to 226.[5] As the leader of the Congress Legislature Party, Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy was invited to form the Government by Governor Surjit Singh Barnala. Expectedly, 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.[6]


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  1. ^ "Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election 2004 - Constituency wise Results". m.rediff.com. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election 2004 - Constituency wise Results". m.rediff.com. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Elections 2004: Cong-TRS may spoil Andhra CM Naidu's third term win hopes". India Today. 12 April 2004. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  4. ^ Menon, Amarnath K. (12 April 2004). "Elections 2004: Cong-TRS may spoil Andhra CM Naidu's third term win hopes". India Today. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  5. ^ "A popular backlash". frontline.thehindu.com. 3 June 2004. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Congress-TRS alliance set to sweep Andhra Pradesh". www.hindustantimes.com. 11 May 2004.