2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

The 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 second phase (2009-04-23). The results were declared on 2009-05-16. The incumbent Indian National Congress retained power in the 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. Thus, becoming the first politician to serve as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh in successive terms.

Andhra Pradesh Assembly Elections 2009

16 April 2009, 23 April 2009
All 294 Assembly Constituencies 148 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	72.64%[1]
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy N. Chandrababu Naidu Chiranjeevi Party INC TDP Praja Rajyam Alliance UPA TF Leader since 1978 1978 2008 Leader's seat Pulivendula Kuppam Tirupati (city) Last election 2004 2004 - Seats before 185 47 0 Seats won 156 92 18 Seat change 29 45 18 Percentage 36.56% 28.12% 17% Swing 2.00%[2] 9.47%[2] n/a (new party)
Andhra Pradesh District Map
CM before election Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy INC CM-elect Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy Konijeti Rosaiah Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy INC

Previous Assembly

In the 2004 Andhra Pradesh Assembly election, the 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 S.S. 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 of election

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]

Location of Andhra Pradeshin India

Results

Government formation

Despite losing their alliance partner after voting and fighting anti-incumbency in the state, Congress managed to get 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]

Number of seats

Source: Election Commission of India

Party	Flag	Seats contested	Seats Won	Seats Change	Popular Vote	Vote Share	Swing
Indian National Congress		294	156	-29	15,374,075	36.56%	-2.00%
Telugu Desam Party		225	92	+45	11,826,483	28.12%	-9.47%
Praja Rajyam Party		288	18	+18	6,820,845	16.22%	+16.22%
Telangana Rashtra Samithi		45	10	-16	1,678,906	3.99%	-2.69%
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen		8	7	+3	349,896	0.83%	-0.22%
Communist Party of India		14	4	-2	552,259	1.31%	-0.22%
Independent		3	-8	1,922,258	4.57%	-2.00%
Bharatiya Janata Party		271	2	+0	1,192,898	2.84%	+0.21%
Lok Satta Party		246	1	+1	757,042	1.80%	+1.80%
Communist Party of India (Marxist)		18	1	-8	567,220	1.35%	-0.49%

Number of candidates

Party Type	Code	Party Name	Number of candidates	Total
National Parties	BJP	Bharatiya Janata Party	271	1140
	BSP	Bahujan Samaj Party	270
	CPI	Communist Party of India	15
	CPM	Communist Party of India (Marxist)	18
	INC	Indian National Congress	294
	RJD	Rashtriya Janata Dal	26
	LSP	Lok Satta Party	246
State Parties	AIMIM	All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen	8	283
	TDP	Telugu Desam Party	230
	TRS	Telangana Rashtra Samithi	45
State Parties - Other States	AIFB	All India Forward Bloc	1	40
	JD(S)	Janata Dal (Secular)	2
	JD(U)	Janata Dal (United)	13
	MUL	Muslim League Kerala State Committee	2
	RSP	Revolutionary Socialist Party	1
	SHS	Shiv Sena	4
	SP	Samajwadi Party	17
Unrecognised or Unregistered Parties	ABJS	Akhil Bharatiya Jan Sangh	2	1037
	AJBP	Ajeya Bharat Party	6
	ANC	Ambedkar National Congress	7
	APNPP	Andhra Pradesh Navodaya Praja Party	1
	BCUF	B. C. United Front	11
	BHSASP	Bharatheeya Sadharma Samsthapana Party	41
	BJSH	Bharatiya Janshakti Party	6
	BSP(AP)	Bahujan Samaj Party (Ambedkar-Phule)	12
	BSSP	Bharatiya Sadbhawna Samaj Party	6
	CPI(ML)(L)	Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation	17
	DABAP	Dalita Bahujana Party	3
	GRIP	Great India Party	5
	IJP	Indian Justice Party	2
	JMBP	Jai Maha Bharath Party	3
	KKJHS	Kranti Kari Jai Hind Sena	1
	MANP	Mana Party	4
	MBT	Majlis Bachao Tehreek	2
	MCPI(S)	Marxist Communist Party of India (S.S. Srivastava)	16
	PBHP	Praja Bharath Party	1
	PCP	Praja chaithanya Party	11
	PPOI	Pyramid Party of India	185
	PRAP	Praja Rajyam Party	288
	PRSHP	Praja Shanthi Party	11
	RDHP	Rajyadhikara Party	15
	RKSP	Rashtriya Krantikari Samajwadi Party	24
	RPC(S)	Rashtriya Praja Congress (Secular)	2
	RPI	Republican Party of India	5
	RPI(A)	Republican Party of India (Athvale)	11
	RPI(KH)	Republican Party of India (Khobragade)	2
	RRS	Rayalaseema Rashtra Samithi	1
	SAP	Samata Party	4
	SJP(R)	Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)	1
	TPPP	84
	UWF	United Women Front	1
	Independents	n/a	Independents		1406	1406
	Total:				3655
Source: Election Commission of India[1]

See also

• State Assembly elections in India, 2009
• Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh, 2009
• List of constituencies of the Assembly of Andhra Pradesh

References

1. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to The Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh" (PDF). election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
2. "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.
3. Kumar, S. Nagesh (12 May 2004). "Congress storms back to power in Andhra Pradesh". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
4. "Governor invites YSR to form Government". The Hindu. 13 May 2004. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
5. "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.
6. "Grand alliance a morale booster: CPI". The Hindu. 4 February 2009. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
7. Pandher, Sarabjit (11 May 2009). "TRS joins NDA". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
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10. Correspondent, Special (26 May 2009). "35 Ministers inducted into YSR's Cabinet". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 October 2009.