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Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election, 1978
294 seats · vs 1972 (287-seat house — comparison approximate)
Party standings
Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election, 1978 · 5 parties won seats
- INC205
- JNP60
- IND15
- CPM8
- CPI6
Ring and figures are seats won.
| Party | Seats | Votes | Vote share | Contested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 20570% | 1,13,35,070 | 56.3% | 547 |
| JNPJanata Party | 6020% | 58,12,532 | 28.8% | 270 |
| INDIndependent | 155% | 18,52,808 | 9.2% | 640 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 83% | 5,46,262 | 2.7% | 22 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 62% | 5,01,452 | 2.5% | 31 |
+ 6 smaller parties / independents with under 1% of the vote.
Constituency map
Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election, 1978 · winner by seat
159 constituencies · tap for the winner, again for the full result
House composition
Majority line at 148
1978 · selected
Majority 148
INC205JNP60IND15CPM8CPI6
1972 · previous
Majority 144
Vote share by party
Share of valid votes · 1972 → 1978
1972 1978· by party
60%45%30%15%0%
52.3
56.3
0.0
28.8
32.2
9.2
3.2
2.7
6.0
2.5
INCJNPINDCPMCPI
Seat change
1978 seats minus 1972 seats
seats lostseats gained
INC
219 → 205
−14
JNP
0 → 60
+60
IND
57 → 15
−42
CPM
1 → 8
+7
CPI
7 → 6
−1
SWA
2 → 0
−2
STS
1 → 0
−1
Vote-share movement
Statewide, 1972 → 1978
share lostshare gained
JNP
0.0% → 28.8%
+28.8%
INC
52.3% → 56.3%
+4.0%
NCO
0.3% → 0.0%
−0.3%
CPM
3.2% → 2.7%
−0.5%
STS
1.7% → 0.0%
−1.7%
BJS
1.9% → 0.0%
−1.9%
SWA
2.0% → 0.0%
−2.0%
CPI
6.0% → 2.5%
−3.5%
IND
32.2% → 9.2%
−23.0%
Biggest INC–JNP swings
Seats where the INC-vs-JNP vote gap moved most, 1972 → 1978. Bold = the seat changed hands.
Swing = (INC share − JNP share) this year, minus the same gap last time. A bar to the right means the seat moved toward INC; to the left, toward JNP.
toward JNPtoward INC
Vizianagaram
−117.5%
Salur
−112.8%
Giddalur
−99.9%
Palakonda
−93.0%
Tallarevu
−84.6%
Puttur
−84.1%
Alampur
−82.6%
Anakapalle
−80.6%
Tekkali
−78.5%
Gadwal
−78.2%
Markapur
−77.7%
Kalwakurthy
−77.2%
Closest races · 1978
Ranked by margin as a share of valid votes · tap a seat for full results
All constituencies · 1978
294 seats · alphabetical · tap for full results · ⇄ = changed party since 1972
- AchampetINC15.1%
- AchantaINC24.6%
- AddankiINC6.3%
- AdilabadIND13.2%
- AdoniINC18.7%
- AlairINC27.1%
- AlampurJNP0.2%
- AlamuruINC7.6%
- AllagaddaIND9.1%
- AllavaramINC14.0%
- AllurINC19.1%
- AllurINC34.0%
- AmadalavalasaINC5.4%
- AmalapuramJNP3.3%
- AmarchintaINC7.6%
- AnakapalleCPI12.4%
- AnantapurINC5.3%
- AnaparthiJNP19.0%
- AndoleINC1.2%
- ArmurINC48.3%
- AsafnagarINC5.0%
- AsifabadINC8.8%
- AtmakurINC3.9%
- AtmakurINC32.3%
- AttiliINC11.2%
- AvanigaddaINC0.7%
- BadvelJNP12.7%
- BalkondaINC32.9%
- BanswadaINC27.0%
- BapatlaINC0.2%
- BhadrachalamCPM4.0%
- BhimavaramINC18.9%
- BhimliINC32.4%
- BhogapuramINC19.3%
- BhongirINC37.2%
- BoathINC32.6%
- BobbiliJNP19.5%
- BodhanINC36.2%
- BuggaramINC25.5%
- BurgampahadINC1.8%
- BurugupudiINC3.6%
- ChalakurthiINC18.9%
- ChandragiriINC3.1%
- ChandrayanguttaIND2.8%
- CharminarIND33.9%
- CheepurupalliINC16.2%
- ChennurINC7.0%
- CheriyalINC12.0%
- ChevellaJNP7.7%
- ChilakaluripetINC21.7%
- ChinnurINC26.6%
- ChintalapudiINC6.6%
- ChintapalliINC8.0%
- ChiralaINC2.2%
- ChittoorJNP12.1%
- ChodavaramJNP15.0%
- ChoppadandiINC9.7%
- CumbumINC8.9%
- DarsiINC2.1%
- DenduluruINC11.2%
- DevarakondaINC25.0%
- DharmavaramINC18.0%
- DhoneINC50.9%
- DichpalliINC53.9%
- DommatINC6.6%
- DornakalINC22.0%
- DuggiralaINC1.4%
- EluruINC13.9%
- EtcherlaJNP18.1%
- GadwalJNP28.5%
- GajapathinagaramJNP4.3%
- GajwelINC13.8%
- GannavaramCPM24.1%
- Ghanpur (Station)INC22.6%
- GiddalurJNP16.4%
- GootyINC9.5%
- GopalapuramINC30.5%
- GorantlaINC4.2%
- GudivadaINC7.5%
- GudurINC34.1%
- Guntur IINC19.5%
- Guntur IiINC11.3%
- GurzalaINC28.4%
- HanamkondaINC19.0%
- Harishchandra PuramINC3.8%
- HimayatnagarJNP7.1%
- HindupurINC30.9%
- HuzurabadINC17.4%
- IbrahimpatnamINC36.0%
- IchchapuramJNP23.7%
- IndurthiCPI2.5%
- JadcherlaINC31.6%
- JaggampetaINC12.7%
- JaggayyapetINC10.9%
- JagtialINC29.8%
- JammalamaduguJNP27.6%
- JangaonINC3.6%
- JukkalINC16.3%
- KadapaINC0.9%
- KadiamJNP0.7%
- KadiriINC21.1%
- KaikalurIND0.1%
- KakinadaINC15.6%
- KalwakurthyJNP17.6%
- KalyandurgJNP5.5%
- KamalapurJNP4.1%
- KamalapuramIND2.3%
- KamareddyINC8.8%
- KandukurINC16.2%
- KanigiriINC2.6%
- KankipaduINC12.6%
- KarimnagarINC31.9%
- KarwanINC9.9%
- KavaliINC28.6%
- KhairatabadINC1.1%
- KhammamINC13.9%
- KhanapurINC8.4%
- KodadJNP4.4%
- KodangalIND6.0%
- KodumurINC10.2%
- KodurJNP2.7%
- KoilkuntlaJNP18.4%
- KollapurINC20.3%
- KondapiINC24.8%
- KothagudemJNP15.7%
- KothapetaJNP4.8%
- KothuruJNP6.3%
- KovurINC1.9%
- KovurINC25.6%
- KuchinapudiJNP7.9%
- KuppamINC17.5%
- KurnoolINC21.6%
- LakkireddipalliINC18.2%
- LuxettipetJNP3.2%
- MacherlaINC8.3%
- MachilipatnamJNP2.5%
- MadakasiraINC17.1%
- MadanapalleINC23.9%
- MadhiraINC7.7%
- MadugulaIND0.6%
- MahabubabadINC4.5%
- MaharajganjINC0.5%
- MahbubnagarINC24.0%
- MakthalINC8.1%
- MalakpetJNP1.8%
- MalleshwaramJNP4.3%
- MangalagiriJNP5.8%
- ManthaniINC16.0%
- MarkapurCPI0.1%
- MarturJNP14.6%
- MedakINC28.7%
- MedchalINC31.0%
- MetpalliINC43.9%
- MiryalgudaCPM2.1%
- MudholeINC38.2%
- MudinepalliINC15.1%
- MulugINC2.4%
- MummidivaramINC18.1%
- MunugodeINC19.3%
- MusheerabadJNP3.5%
- MydaramINC29.3%
- MydukurIND0.4%
- MylavaramINC7.1%
- NagaramINC20.8%
- NagariINC8.8%
- NagarkurnoolINC2.1%
- NaguruJNP3.0%
- NakrekalCPM9.0%
- NalgondaINC6.1%
- NallamadaINC2.7%
- NandigamaJNP9.5%
- NandikotkurINC14.1%
- NandyalJNP2.3%
- NarasannapetaINC8.9%
- NarasapuramINC14.9%
- NarasaraopetINC8.1%
- NarayankhedINC16.6%
- NarellaINC20.2%
- NarsampetCPM30.3%
- NarsapurCPI3.2%
- NarsipatnamINC11.1%
- NelloreINC42.0%
- NidumoluCPM26.5%
- NirmalINC3.2%
- NizamabadINC23.2%
- NuzvidINC23.7%
- OngoleINC7.0%
- PaderuJNP10.0%
- PalairINC8.0%
- PalakolINC18.7%
- PalakondaJNP21.9%
- PalmanerINC8.4%
- PanyamJNP12.4%
- ParavadaINC20.7%
- ParchurINC6.3%
- PargiINC12.6%
- ParkalINC15.2%
- ParvathipuramJNP23.2%
- PathapatnamIND1.3%
- PathikondaINC16.9%
- PayakaraopetINC30.8%
- PedakurapaduJNP3.6%
- PeddapalleINC27.8%
- PeddapuramINC27.0%
- PendurthiINC14.4%
- PenukondaINC10.4%
- PenukondaINC1.0%
- PileruINC18.3%
- PithapuramINC7.5%
- PolavaramINC41.5%
- PonnurINC10.6%
- PrathipaduJNP12.7%
- PrathipaduINC1.8%
- ProddaturINC13.3%
- PulivendulaINC25.5%
- PunganurINC19.2%
- PutturJNP13.0%
- RajahmundryINC20.6%
- RajampetINC11.8%
- RamachandrapuramIND0.3%
- RamannapetINC6.8%
- RamayampetINC45.3%
- RapurINC37.3%
- RayachotiJNP3.3%
- RayadurgINC7.7%
- RazoleINC27.7%
- RepalleCPM5.3%
- SalurCPI8.7%
- SamparaINC20.5%
- SanathnagarINC3.0%
- SangareddyIND22.6%
- SanthanuthalapaduINC19.2%
- SarvepalliINC25.6%
- SathivadaINC31.8%
- SathupalliINC28.4%
- SattenapalliINC10.8%
- SatyaveduINC19.7%
- SecunderabadJNP14.5%
- Secunderabad CantonmentJNP0.9%
- ShadnagarINC16.9%
- ShyampetJNP0.9%
- SiddipetINC32.8%
- SinganamalaJNP8.9%
- SircillaCPI13.9%
- SirpurINC12.3%
- SompetaJNP19.1%
- SrikakulamJNP10.0%
- SrikalahastiINC7.2%
- SrungavarapukotaINC9.0%
- SujathanagarINC9.3%
- SulurpetINC32.9%
- SuryapetINC17.0%
- TadepalligudemINC9.3%
- TadikondaINC8.9%
- TadpatriINC7.8%
- TallarevuJNP11.7%
- TandurINC29.4%
- TanukuINC18.0%
- TekkaliJNP20.5%
- TenaliJNP2.6%
- ThamballapalleINC3.1%
- TherlamINC3.0%
- TirupatiINC2.8%
- TiruvuruINC7.1%
- TungaturthiCPM7.4%
- TuniINC14.0%
- UdayagiriJNP13.9%
- UndiINC15.1%
- UnguturuINC20.3%
- UravakondaINC31.5%
- UttarapalliINC2.3%
- VayalpadINC12.9%
- VemuruINC0.6%
- VenkatagiriINC0.5%
- VepanjeriJNP16.0%
- VicarabadINC22.0%
- Vijayawada EastINC4.6%
- Vijayawada WestINC5.0%
- VinukondaIND2.8%
- Visakhapatnam IINC4.6%
- Visakhapatnam IiJNP15.9%
- VizianagaramJNP39.0%
- VunukuruJNP9.0%
- VuyyurJNP10.1%
- WanaparthyINC7.8%
- WarangalINC23.1%
- WardhannapetJNP6.1%
- YakutpuraIND23.7%
- YellamanchiliINC12.0%
- YellandaIND0.6%
- YellareddyINC38.3%
- YellavaramINC34.1%
- YemmiganurINC18.5%
- ZahirabadINC13.5%