1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
The United Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 1999 was conducted in 3 phases simultaneously with the 1999 Indian general election for the 11th Andhra Pradesh Assembly. The election was held on 4 September 1999, 11 September 1999 and 17 September 1999 for 91, 105 and 98 constitutencies respectively. The election concluded with the Telugu Desam Party sweeping the polls with 180 seats and forming the government once again.[1]
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All 294 Assembly Constituencies 148 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 72.64% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
The incumbent Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu led Telugu Desam Party swept the polls along with Bharatiya Janata Party as part of pre-poll alliance where Naidu agreed to extend his outside support to the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government in the simultaneous 1999 general election.[2][3]
The Telugu Desam Party bagged enough numbers i.e 180 seats (majority) and formed the government for another term.[4] N. Chandrababu Naidu was once again invited to form the government by the governor C. Rangarajan[5][6]
The other new parties like Anna Telugu Desam Party led by Nandamuri Harikrishna and NTR Telugu Desam Party led by Lakshmi Parvathi although managed to split the voting share of the Naidu led Telugu Desam Party but did not gain any single seat in the election.[7] The opposition Indian National Congress led by Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy was only restricted to 91 seats.
Schedule
| Poll Event | Phase 1 | Phase 2 | Phase 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Announcement & Issue of Press Note | Sunday, 11 July 1999 | ||
| Issue of Notification |
Wednesday, 11 August 1999 |
Tuesday, 17 August 1999 |
Saturday, 21 August 1999 |
| Last Date for filing Nominations |
Wednesday, 18 August 1999 |
Tuesday, 24 August 1999 |
Saturday, 28 August 1999 |
| Scrutiny of Nominations |
Thursday, 19 August 1999 |
Wednesday, 25 August 1999 |
Monday, 30 August 1999 |
| Last date for withdrawal of Candidature |
Saturday, 21 August 1999 |
Friday, 27 August 1999 |
Wednesday, 1 September 1999 |
| Date of Poll |
Saturday, 4 September 1999 |
Saturday, 11 September 1999 |
Friday, 17 September 1999 |
| Counting of Votes on | Tuesday, 5 October 1999 | ||
| Date of election being completed | Wednesday, 20 October 1999 | ||
| Constituencies Polling on this day | 91 | 105 | 98 |
| Source: Election Commission of India https://eci.gov.in/files/file/1717-schedule-of-general-elections-1999/ | |||
Incidents
The polling in the naxal effected Narasaraopet was concluded with over 60% of voting. People abstained from voting in two booths at Sarangapalli village in response to a poll boycott given by the Naxalites of the banned Peoples War Group (Maoist).[8]
Another incident of bomb blast took place in the same naxal affected constituency. The polling in the constituency, which was scheduled for the first phase on September 5, was postponed after the bomb blast at the residence-cum-nursing home of Panchayat Raj Minister Kodela Siva Prasada Rao, in which four people including an independent candidate were killed.[9][10]
Results
Results by party
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| Parties and Coalitions | Popular vote | Seats | |||||||
| Vote | % | +/- | Contested | Won | +/- | ||||
| Telugu Desam Party | 14,613,307 | 43.87% |  0.27% |
269 | 180 | 36 | |||
| Indian National Congress | 13,526,309 | 40.61% |  1.76% |
293 | 91 | 65 | |||
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,223,481 | 3.67% | 0.27% |
24 | 12 | 9 | |||
| All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen | 360,211 | 1.08% | 0.38% |
5 | 4 | 3 | |||
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 567,761 | 1.70% | 1.26% |
48 | 2 | 13 | |||
| Communist Party of India | 539,700 | 1.62% | 1.77% |
45 | 0 | 19 | |||
| Others | 1,246,043 | 3.74% |  |
658 | 0 | | |||
| Independents | 1,593,015 | 4.78% | 3.88% |
762 | 5 | 7 | |||
| Source: Election Commission of India | |||||||||
Results by district
| District | Seats | TDP | INC | BJP | AIMIM | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Srikakulam | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vizianagaram | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Visakhapatnam | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| East Godavari | 21 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| West Godavari | 16 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Krishna | 17 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Guntur | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prakasam | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nellore | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kadapa | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kurnool | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anantapur | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chittoor | 15 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adilabad | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nizamabad | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karimnagar | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Medak | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ranga Reddy | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hyderabad | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Mahbubnagar | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nalgonda | 12 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Warangal | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Khammam | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 294 | 180 | 91 | 12 | 4 | 7 |
Results by constituency
References
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- "Andhra Pradesh elections: Chandrababu Naidu sweeps polls, but reforms yet to pay off". India Today. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
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- "Rediff On The NeT: TDP sweep vote of confidence for Naidu". m.rediff.com. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- "Rediff On The NeT:TDP emerges winner despite losses". m.rediff.com. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- "Rediff On The NeT: 60 per cent voting in Narasaraopet". m.rediff.com. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- "CBI gives Kodela clean chit in bomb blast case". The Times of India. 26 November 2001. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- "Rediff On The NeT: Bomb blast in AP minister's house kills 4". m.rediff.com. Retrieved 4 March 2023.