2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
The United Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election of 2009 took place in April 2009, concurrently with the 2009 Indian general election. The elections were held in the state in the first phase (2009-04-16) and the second phase (2009-04-23). The results were declared on 2009-05-16. 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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Previous Assembly
In the 2004 Andhra Pradesh Assembly election, Congress had swept the state, winning 185 of the 294 seats in the Assembly. The Congress' pre-poll alliance partners Left Front and Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) also did well, winning 15 and 26 seats respectively, taking the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) tally to 226.[3] As the leader of the Congress Legislature Party, Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy was invited to form the Government by Governor Surjit Singh Barnala.[4]
As expected, 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.[5]
Background
After the 2008 Lok Sabha vote of confidence, the Left Front withdrew support to the Congress in the state as well. Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and TRS then joined the Left as part of the national Third Front. In Andhra Pradesh, this alliance called themselves the "Grand Alliance" against what they called the "corrupt Congress" and "communal BJP".[6]
However, after the elections in Andhra Pradesh were completed, but before the counting of votes, TRS switched allegiance to the NDA.[7]
Schedule
| Poll Event | Phase 1 | Phase 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Announcement & Issue of Press Note | Monday, 2 Mar 2009 | |
| Issue of Notification | Monday, 23 Mar 2009 | Saturday, 28 Mar 2009 |
| Last Date for filing Nominations | Monday, 30 Mar 2009 | Saturday, 4 Apr 2009 |
| Scrutiny of Nominations | Tuesday, 31 Mar 2009 | Monday, 6 Apr 2009 |
| Last date for withdrawal of Candidature | Thursday, 2 Apr 2009 | Wednesday, 8 Apr 2009 |
| Date of Poll | Thursday, 16 Apr 2009 | Thursday, 23 Apr 2009 |
| Counting of Votes on | Saturday, 16 May 2009 | |
| Date of election being completed | Thursday, 28 May 2009 | |
| Constituencies Polling on this day | 154 | 140 |
| Source: Election Commission of India[5] | ||
Alliance
Indian National Congress
| Party | Symbol | Leader | Contesting Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC |  |
YS Rajasekhar Reddy | 294 | |
Grand Alliance +
| Party | Symbol | Leader | Contesting Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP |  |
N. Chandrababu Naidu | 225 | |
| TRS |  |
K Chandrasekhar Rao | 45 | |
| CPI |  |
K. Ramakrishna | 14 | |
Praja Rajyam Party
| Party | Symbol | Leader | Contesting Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRP |  |
Chiranjeevi | 288 | |
Results
Results by party
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| Parties and Coalitions | Popular vote | Seats | |||||||
| Vote | % | +/- | Contested | Won | +/- | ||||
| Indian National Congress | 15,374,448 | 36.55% |  2.00% |
294 | 156 | 29 | |||
| Telugu Desam Party | 11,826,457 | 28.12% | 9.47% |
225 | 92 |  45 | |||
| Praja Rajyam Party | 74,63,509 | 18.00% | 18.00% |
288 | 18 | 18 | |||
| Telangana Rashtra Samithi | 1,678,906 | 3.99% | 2.69% |
45 | 10 | 16 | |||
| All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen | 349,896 | 0.83% | 0.22% |
8 | 7 | 3 | |||
| Communist Party of India | 514,682 | 1.22% | 0.22% |
14 | 4 | 2 | |||
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,192,814 | 2.84% | 0.21% |
271 | 2 |  | |||
| Lok Satta Party | 739,627 | 1.76% | 1.76% |
246 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 603,407 | 1.43% | 0.49% |
18 | 1 | 8 | |||
| Independent | 1,922,490 | 4.57% | 2.00% |
1406 | 3 | 8 | |||
| Source: Election Commission of India | |||||||||
Results by district
| District | Seats | INC | TDP | PRP | TRS | AIMIM | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adilabad | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Nizamabad | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Karimnagar | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Medak | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ranga Reddy | 14 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Hyderabad | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Mahbubnagar | 14 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nalgonda | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Warangal | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Khammam | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Srikakulam | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vizianagaram | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Visakhapatnam | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| East Godavari | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Godavari | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Krishna | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guntur | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prakasam | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nellore | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kadapa | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kurnool | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anantapur | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chittoor | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 294 | 156 | 92 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 11 |
Results by constituency
Government formation
Despite losing their alliance partner after voting and fighting anti-incumbency in the state, Congress managed to get the majority in the 294-member Assembly with 157 seats. Analysis of the results showed that the split of the anti-Congress votes between the Grand Alliance and actor-turned-politician Chiranjeevi's newly formed Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) helped increase the Congress overall seat count.[8]
The incumbent Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy was sworn in for a second term on 20 May 2009.[9] His council of 35 ministers were sworn in by Governor N. D. Tiwari a few days later on 25 May 2009.[10]
See also
References
- "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to The Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh" (PDF). election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- "Key Highlights of State Election of Andhra Pradesh, 2004" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
- Kumar, S. Nagesh (12 May 2004). "Congress storms back to power in Andhra Pradesh". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 4 June 2004. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
- "Governor invites YSR to form Government". The Hindu. 13 May 2004. Archived from the original on 20 June 2004. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
- "General Elections to Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies of Andhra Pradesh, Orissa and Sikkim" (PDF). Election Commission of India. 2 March 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 September 2009. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
- "Grand alliance a morale booster: CPI". The Hindu. 4 February 2009. Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
- Pandher, Sarabjit (11 May 2009). "TRS joins NDA". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 13 May 2009. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
- Sukumar, C.R. (17 May 2009). "Rajasekhara Reddy credits his party's success to Singh, Gandhi". Livemint. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
- Correspondent, Special (21 May 2009). "YSR sworn in A.P. Chief Minister". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 26 May 2009. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
- Correspondent, Special (26 May 2009). "35 Ministers inducted into YSR's Cabinet". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 27 May 2009. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
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