1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

The 1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election was held in January 1983 for all 294 constituencies in Andhra Pradesh, India. The elections were conducted to elect the government in the state of Andhra Pradesh for the following five years. The TDP secured a huge majority winning 202 seats. The Indian National Congress secured only 60 seats. The election was held in January 1983 instead of August 1983 as scheduled. N. T. Rama Rao was sworn in as the 10th and the first non-Congress Chief Minister of the state on 9 January 1983 with ten cabinet ministers and five ministers of State.

1983 United Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
5 January 1983 (1983-01-05)
294 seats in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
148 seats needed for a majority
Registered31,846,694
Turnout21,560,642 (67.70%) 5.22%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader N. T. Rama Rao Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy
Party TDP INC
Leader's seat Gudivada and Tirupati Yemmiganur
Last election Party did not exist 175
Seats won 201 60
Seat change new party 115
Popular vote 9,777,222 7,090,907
Percentage 46.30% 33.58%
Swing new party 5.67%
Chief minister before election

Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy
INC

 Elected Chief minister

N. T. Rama Rao
TDP

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