2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

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All 294 seats in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly 148 seats needed for a majority
Registered	57,892,259
Turnout	42,096,866 (72.72%) 2.76%
Majority party Minority party   Leader Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy N. Chandrababu Naidu Party INC TDP Alliance UPA Maha Kutami Leader since 1999 1995 Leader's seat Pulivendula (won) Kuppam (won) Last election 185 seats, 38.56% 47 seats, 37.59% Seats won 156 92 Seat change 29 45 Popular vote 15,374,448 11,826,457 Percentage 36.56% 28.12% Swing 2.00% 9.47%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Chiranjeevi K. Chandrashekar Rao Party PRP TRS Alliance – Maha Kutami Leader since 2008 2001 Leader's seat Tirupati (won), Palakollu (lost) Did not contest Last election Party did not exist 26 seats, 6.68% Seats won 18 10 Seat change New party 16 Popular vote 6,863,509 1,678,906 Percentage 16.32% 3.99% Swing New party 2.69%
2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
Chief Minister before election Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy INC Chief Minister after election Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy INC

The 2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election took place in April 2009, concurrently with the 2009 Indian general election. The elections were held in the state in the first phase on 16 April 2009 and the second phase on 23 April 2009. The results were declared on 16 May 2009 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.