Andhra Pradesh general election, 2009
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The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election of 2009 took place in April 2009, concurrently with the Indian general election, 2009
. 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.
and Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS)
also did well winning 15 and 26 seats respectively, taking the United Progressive Alliance (UPA)
tally to 226. As the leader of the Congress Legislature Party, Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy was invited to form the Government by Governor S.S. 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.
, 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".
However, after the elections in Andhra Pradesh were completed, but before the counting of votes, TRS switched allegiance to the NDA
.
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.
The incumbent Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
was sworn in for a second term on 20 May 2009. His council of 35 ministers were sworn in by Governor N.D. Tiwari a few days later on 25 May 2009.
Indian general election, 2009
India held general elections to the 15th Lok Sabha in five phases between 16 April 2009 and 13 May 2009. With an electorate of 714 million , it was the largest democratic election in the world to date.By constitutional requirement, elections to the Lok Sabha must be...
. 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
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
retained power in the Andhra Pradesh State Assembly
Andhra Pradesh State Assembly
The Andhra Pradesh Legislature is the state legislature of Andhra Pradesh. The Andhra Pradesh legislature has been both unicameral and bicameral in its history.-State legislature:The Andhra Pradesh Legislature is currently bicameral....
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.
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 FrontLeft Front
The Left Front is an alliance of Indian leftist parties. After a 34-year reign in West Bengal, the Left Front was swept from power in the 2011 election...
and Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS)
Telangana Rashtra Samithi
Telangana Rashtra Samithi is a regional separatist political party in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.-Ideology:Telangana Rashtra Samithi's main aim is to separate Telangana region from Andhra Pradesh and to regain regional autonomy as it existed before the formation of Andhra Pradesh...
also did well winning 15 and 26 seats respectively, taking the United Progressive Alliance (UPA)
United Progressive Alliance
The United Progressive Alliance is a ruling coalition of center-left political parties heading the government of India. The coalition is led by the Indian National Congress , which is currently the single largest political party in the Lok Sabha...
tally to 226. As the leader of the Congress Legislature Party, Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy was invited to form the Government by Governor S.S. 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)
Election Commission of India
The Election Commission of India is an autonomous, quasi-judiciary constitutional body of India. Its mission is to conduct free and fair elections in India...
decided to hold the Assembly elections along with the general election
Indian general election, 2009
India held general elections to the 15th Lok Sabha in five phases between 16 April 2009 and 13 May 2009. With an electorate of 714 million , it was the largest democratic election in the world to date.By constitutional requirement, elections to the Lok Sabha must be...
. 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.
Background
After the 2008 Lok Sabha vote of confidence2008 Lok Sabha vote of confidence
The United Progressive Alliance , the governing alliance in India elected in 2004, faced its first confidence vote in the Lok Sabha on 22 July 2008 after the Communist Party of India -led Left Front withdrew support over India approaching the IAEA for the Indo-US nuclear deal...
, the Left Front withdrew support to the Congress in the state as well. Telugu Desam Party (TDP)
Telugu Desam Party
Telugu Desam Party or TDP is a regional political party in India's Andhra Pradesh state. It was founded by former Telugu film star N. T...
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".
However, after the elections in Andhra Pradesh were completed, but before the counting of votes, TRS switched allegiance to the NDA
National Democratic Alliance (India)
The National Democratic Alliance is a centre-right coalition of political parties in India. At the time of its formation in 1998, it was led by the Bharatiya Janata Party and had thirteen constituent parties. Its convenor is Sharad Yadav, and its honorary chairman is former prime minister Atal...
.
Schedule of election
| Poll Event | Phase 1 | Phase 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Announcement & Issue of Press Note | Monday, 02 Mar 2009 | |
| Issue of Notification | Monday, 23 Mar 2009 | Saturday, 28 Mar 2009 |
| Last Date for filing Nominations | Monday, 30 Mar 2009 | Saturday, 04 Apr 2009 |
| Scrutiny of Nominations | Tuesday, 31 Mar 2009 | Monday, 06 Apr 2009 |
| Last date for withdrawal of Candidature | Thursday, 02 Apr 2009 | Wednesday, 08 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 |
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Government formation
Despite losing their alliance partner after voting and fighting anti-incumbencyAnti-incumbency
An anti-incumbent vote is one exercised against elected officials currently in power. It allows the voters to register their discontent with sitting government officials, particularly when protesting against certain actions taken by the government or the elected officials in question.-See...
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
Chiranjeevi
Chiranjeevi is a Telugu film actor and a politician. He has appeared primarily in Telugu Cinema along with a few Tamil, Kannada and Hindi films. He made his acting debut in Punadhirallu . However, Pranam Khareedu released at the box office earlier...
's newly formed Praja Rajyam Party (PRP)
Praja Rajyam Party
Praja Rajyam was a regional political party in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India, founded by Telugu cinema actor Chiranjeevi on August 26, 2008.On 2011, 6 February it was officially announced that the party would be merging into Indian National Congress...
helped increase the Congress overall seat count.
The incumbent Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy , popularly known as YSR, was a two-time Chief Minister of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. He is seen as the most popular chief minister of Andhra pradesh. His popularity is often attributed to various welfare schemes and development programs he championed for the...
was sworn in for a second term on 20 May 2009. His council of 35 ministers were sworn in by Governor N.D. Tiwari a few days later on 25 May 2009.
Number of candidates
| Party Type | Code | Party Name | Number of candidates |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Parties | BJP | Bharatiya Janata Party Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament... |
271 | 894 |
| BSP | Bahujan Samaj Party Bahujan Samaj Party The Bahujan Samaj Party is a centrist national political party in India with socialist leanings. It was formed to chiefly represent Bahujans , referring to people from the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Castes as well as Buddhists. The party claims to be inspired by the... |
270 | ||
| CPI | Communist Party of India Communist Party of India The Communist Party of India is a national political party in India. In the Indian communist movement, there are different views on exactly when the Indian communist party was founded. The date maintained as the foundation day by CPI is 26 December 1925... |
15 | ||
| CPM | Communists Party of India (Marxist) | 18 | ||
| INC | Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian... |
294 | ||
| RJD | Rashtriya Janata Dal Rashtriya Janata Dal The Rashtriya Janata Dal is a political party in India, based in the state of Bihar. The party was founded in 1997 by Laloo Prasad Yadav. The party came about as a result of Lalu Prasad Yadav, ex-president of Janata Dal, being evicted by Sharad Yadav, the then president, on corruption charges ... |
26 | ||
| State Parties | TDP | Telugu Desam Party Telugu Desam Party Telugu Desam Party or TDP is a regional political party in India's Andhra Pradesh state. It was founded by former Telugu film star N. T... |
230 | 270 |
| TRS | Telangana Rashtra Samithi Telangana Rashtra Samithi Telangana Rashtra Samithi is a regional separatist political party in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.-Ideology:Telangana Rashtra Samithi's main aim is to separate Telangana region from Andhra Pradesh and to regain regional autonomy as it existed before the formation of Andhra Pradesh... |
45 | ||
| State Parties - Other States |
AIFB | All India Forward Bloc All India Forward Bloc The All India Forward Bloc is a leftwing nationalist political party in India. It emerged as a faction within the Indian National Congress in 1939, led by Subhas Chandra Bose. The party re-established as an independent political party after the independence of India... |
1 | 40 |
| JD(S) | Janata Dal (Secular) Janata Dal (Secular) The Janata Dal is a Centre-left ಕನ್ನಡ: ಜನತಾ ದಳIndian political party led by former Prime Minister of India H.D. Deve Gowda.The party recognized as state party in the states of Karnataka and Kerala . It was formed in July 1999 by the split of Janata Dal party. It has political presence mainly in... |
2 | ||
| JD(U) | Janata Dal (United) Janata Dal (United) Janata Dal is a political party in India with political presence mainly in Bihar and Jharkhand. Janta Dal party mentor and patron is "Veteran Socialist leader" George Fernandes; George Fernandes broke away from the erstwhile Janata Dal and formed the Samata Party in 1994. Presently it is led... |
13 | ||
| MUL | Muslim League Kerala State Committee | 2 | ||
| RSP | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 1 | ||
| SHS | Shiv Sena Shiv Sena Shiv Sena , is a political party in India founded on 19 June 1966 by Balasaheb Thackeray. It is currently headed by Thackeray's son, Uddhav Thackeray... |
4 | ||
| SP | Samajwadi Party Samajwadi Party Samajwadi Party is a political party in India. It is based in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It describes itself as a democratic socialist party... |
17 | ||
| Unrecognised or Unregistered Parties |
ABJS | Akhil Bharatiya Jan Sangh Akhil Bharatiya Jan Sangh Akhil Bharatiya Jan Sangh is a Hindu nationalist political party in India. The party claims to be the authentic Bharatiya Jan Sangh, which is the precursor of the Bharatiya Janata Party. ABJS was founded by Balraj Madhok, a former general secretary of BJS who had been expelled from that party in... |
2 | 1045 |
| AIMIM | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen also AIMIM or MIM , is a center -right Muslim political party in India. The Hyderabad is the stronghold of AIMIM. It has retained Hyderabad Lok Sabha parliament seat in 2009 election... |
8 | ||
| AJBP | Ajeya Bharat Party | 6 | ||
| ANC | Ambedkar National Congress Ambedkar National Congress Ambedkar National Congress is a political party based in India. The party works for the rights of dalits. Mr. Mohammed Kazam Ali Khan is the founder and President of ANC.... |
7 | ||
| APNPP | Andhra Pradesh Navodaya Praja Party | 1 | ||
| BCUF | B. C. United Front | 11 | ||
| BHSASP | Bharatheeya Sadharma Samsthapana Party | 41 | ||
| BJSH | Bharatiya Janshakti Party Bharatiya Janshakti Party |The Bharatiya Janshakti Party was founded on 30 April 2006 in Ujjain in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. It was founded by Uma Bharati, a former leader in the Bharatiya Janata 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 Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation Communist Party of India Liberation is a communist political party in India.Communist Party of India was formed in 1969 by the All India Coordination Committee of Communist Revolutionaries, who had split from Communist Party of India in 1967... |
17 | ||
| DABAP | Dalita Bahujana Party | 3 | ||
| GRIP | Great India Party | 5 | ||
| IJP | Indian Justice Party Indian Justice Party Indian Justice Party is a political party of India that was established by Dr. Udit Raj.-External links:* *... |
2 | ||
| JMBP | Jai Maha Bharath Party | 3 | ||
| KKJHS | Kranti Kari Jai Hind Sena | 1 | ||
| LSP | Lok Satta Party | 246 | ||
| MANP | Mana Party | 4 | ||
| MBT | Majlis Bachao Tehreek Majlis Bachao Tehreek Majlis Bachao Tehreek , is an organization in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.- History :MBT was founded by Mohammed Amanullah Khan as a result of a split from the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimen... |
2 | ||
| MCPI(S) | Marxist Communist Party of India (S.S. Srivastava) | 16 | ||
| PBHP | Praja Bharath Party | 1 | ||
| PP | Praja Party Praja Party The Praja Party, initially called the Council Praja Party or the Bengal Praja Party and later renamed the Nikhil Banga Praja Samiti and finally the Krishak Praja Party , was a political party of Bengal in the latter days of British India. Formed in July 1929, it lasted until 1937... |
11 | ||
| PPOI | Pyramid Party of India Pyramid Party of India The "Pyramid Party of India" was founded on 25 February, 1999. Brahmarshi Patriji is the founder of Pyramid Party Of India.-Objectives of PYMA:* Taking the Science of Meditation to the whole World by 2012... |
185 | ||
| PRAP | Praja Rajyam Party Praja Rajyam Party Praja Rajyam was a regional political party in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India, founded by Telugu cinema actor Chiranjeevi on August 26, 2008.On 2011, 6 February it was officially announced that the party would be merging into Indian National Congress... |
288 | ||
| PRSHP | Praja Shanthi Party | 11 | ||
| RDHP | Rajyadhikara Party Rajyadhikara Party The Rajyadhikara Party is a new political party, comprising 94 castes of Backward Classes , established in 2007 in Andhra Pradesh, India by V.G.R... |
15 | ||
| RKSP | Rashtriya Krantikari Samajwadi Party | 24 | ||
| RPC(S) | Rashtriya Praja Congress (Secular) | 2 | ||
| RPI | Republican Party of India Republican Party of India The Republican Party of India is a political party in India. It has its roots in the Scheduled Castes Federation led by Dr. Ambedkar. The main base of RPI has traditionally been in Maharashtra.... |
5 | ||
| RPI(A) | Republican Party of India (Athvale) Republican Party of India (Athvale) The Republican Party of India is a political party in India, a splinter group of the old Ambedkarite Republican Party of India. The president of the party is Ramdas Athvale.... |
11 | ||
| RPI(KH) | Republican Party of India (Khobragade) Republican Party of India (Khobragade) The Republican Party of India is a political party in India, a splinter group of the old Ambedkarite Republican Party of India, named for its leader, B.D. Khobragade. It was an ally of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Maharashtra.... |
2 | ||
| RRS | Rayalaseema Rashtra Samithi | 1 | ||
| SAP | Samata Party Samata Party The Samata Party is a political party in India. Initially formed as an offshoot of the Janata Dal in 1994 by Nitish Kumar and George Fernandes. The reason given was that the Janata Dal had shifted to casteism... |
4 | ||
| SJP(R) | Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) Samajwadi Janata Party is a political party in India founded by former Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar Singh known as Chandra Shekhar and led by him until his death on July 8, 2007... |
1 | ||
| TPPP | Trilinga Praja Pragati Party | 84 | ||
| UWF | United Women Front United Women Front United Women Front is a political party in India founded in 2007. Suman Krishan Kant is the national president of the party. Parm Ahluwalia is the general secretary of the party.... |
1 | ||
| Independents | n/a | Independents | 1406 | 1406 |
| Total: | 3655 | |||
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See also
- State Assembly elections in India, 2009State Assembly elections in India, 2009Multiple States of India had elections for their legislative assemblies in 2009.The tenure of the Legislative Assemblies of the states of Andhra Pradesh, Orissa and Sikkim were due to expire on 30 May, 29 June and 23 May 2009 respectively. Keeping this in mind, the Election Commission of India ...
- Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh, 2009Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh, 2009The Indian general election, 2009 polls in Andhra Pradesh were held for 42 seats in the state. The major contenders in the polls were the Third Front, Indian National Congress and Praja Rajyam...
- List of constituencies of the Assembly of Andhra Pradesh