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The 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election is scheduled to be held before May 2024 to elect all 175 members of the state's legislative Assembly.
Background
The tenure of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly is scheduled to end on 11 June 2024.[1] The previous assembly elections were held in April 2019. After the election, YSR Congress Party formed the state government, with Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy becoming the Chief Minister.[2]
Schedule
| Poll Event | Schedule |
|---|---|
| Notification Date | TBA |
| Last Date for filing nomination | TBA |
| Scrutiny of nomination | TBA |
| Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination | TBA |
| Date of Poll | TBA |
| Date of Counting of Votes | TBA |
| Date of the election being completed | TBA |
Parties and alliances
| Alliance/Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSR Congress Party |  |
Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy | 50[3] (declared) | |||||
| TDP+[4] | Telugu Desam Party |  |
 |
N. Chandrababu Naidu | TBD | TBD | ||
| Jana Sena Party |  |
Pawan Kalyan | TBD | |||||
| Indian National Congress |  |
 |
Gidugu Rudra Raju | TBD | ||||
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) |  |
 |
V. Srinivasa Rao[5] | TBD | ||||
| Communist Party of India |  |
 |
K. Ramakrishna | TBD | ||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party |  |
 |
Daggubati Purandeswari | TBD | ||||
Candidates
Issues
Media Showdown in Pre-Election Political Battle
A heated conflict between media giants Eenadu and Sakshi, led by Ch Ramoji Rao and supported by Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, has escalated into a political battle ahead of the early assembly elections. Both media outlets have taken opposing political stances, with Eenadu criticizing the Jagan Mohan Reddy government and endorsing the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), while Sakshi supports Jagan Mohan Reddy's government and criticizes the TDP.[6]
Naidu's arrest
TDP supremo N. Chandrababu Naidu was arrested on 9 September 2023 in an alleged multi-crore skill development scam.[7] The arrest became an election issue in Telangana, which was then soon to enter state polls, with different political parties in the state rushing to support Naidu to woo Andhra settlers.[8] Naidu's son Nara Lokesh said that Naidu's arrest was unfair and alleged that PM Narendra Modi did the same with firms in Gujarat while he was the state chief minister there.[9]
Incidents
Electoral malpractices
Telugu Desam Party chief N. Chandrababu Naidu accused the ruling YSR Congress Party of subverting electoral practices. Subsequently on 28 August 2023 he lodged a complaint with the Election Commission of India to ensure all the eligible voters are included and fake voters are removed. He also demanded a enquiry into the transfer of the electoral data to the private agencies and prevent the appointment of grama volunteers instead of teachers for the election duty.[10][11] He also submitted a documentary evidence of the deletion of 40,000 votes in Visakhapatnam East, 23,000 votes in Vijayawada Central and also at Parchur, Tadikonda and Uravakonda constituencies.[12][13]
Campaigns
YSR Congress Party
The YSR Congress Party launched its "Why AP needs Jagan" campaign on 9 November 2023. The outreach campaign would last for 40 days. Bus yatras will also taken out in all 175 assembly constituencies during the campaign.
The campaign has been criticised by the opposition Telugu Desam Party which countered the campaign with the slogan "Why AP hates Jagan". TDP national spokesperson Kommareddy Pattabhiram said that the slogan would be the TDP's official campaign slogan.[14]
Telugu Desam Party+
After huge speculation about an alliance between the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and Jana Sena Party (JSP), JSP chief Pawan Kalyan officially announced the tie of both parties in the 2024 polls on 14 September 2023 amidst the arrest of N. Chandrababu Naidu to collectively fight againt the incumbent YSR Congress Party.[15][16] A joint action committee was setup, comprising representatives from both parties. The first meeting of the committee was held in Rajahmundry on 21 October 2023, addressing public issues, the latest political developments and steps for better coordination between the two parties.[17][18]
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress will launch its campaign "Intinti Congress" via a statewide door-to-door campaign on 20 January 2024.[19] The recent successes of the Congress Party in the bordering states of Karnataka and Telangana have enthused the party cadre ahead of the state elections.[19][20] Chief Minister Jagan Reddy's sister Y. S. Sharmila is set to join the Congress on 4 January 2024 and lead its campaign.[21][22] After speculation of Sharmila joining the Congress, on 31 December 2023, YSRCP MLA from Mangalagiri, Alla Ramakrishna Reddy resigned as MLA and YSRCP member and said that he would join Sharmila.[23]
Surveys and polls
Opinion polls
Exit polls
Results
Results by party
| Alliance/Party | Popular vote | Seats | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Contested | Won | +/− | ||||
| YSR Congress Party | |||||||||
| TDP+ | Telugu Desam Party | ||||||||
| Jana Sena Party | |||||||||
| Total | |||||||||
| Indian National Congress | |||||||||
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |||||||||
| Communist Party of India | |||||||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party | |||||||||
| Other parties | |||||||||
| Independents | |||||||||
| NOTA | |||||||||
| Total | 100% | - | 175 | - | |||||
| Vote statistics | |||||||||
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| Invalid votes | |||||||||
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| Abstentions | |||||||||
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Results by districts
| District | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | TDP+ | Others | ||
| Srikakulam | 8 | |||
| Vizianagaram | 7 | |||
| Manyam | 4 | |||
| Visakhapatnam | 6 | |||
| Anakapalli | 7 | |||
| Alluri Sitharama Raju | 3 | |||
| Kakinada | 7 | |||
| East Godavari | 7 | |||
| Konaseema | 7 | |||
| West Godavari | 7 | |||
| Eluru | 7 | |||
| NTR | 7 | |||
| Krishna | 7 | |||
| Guntur | 7 | |||
| Palnadu | 7 | |||
| Bapatla | 6 | |||
| Prakasam | 8 | |||
| Nellore | 8 | |||
| Tirupati | 7 | |||
| Chittoor | 7 | |||
| Annamayya | 6 | |||
| Kadapa | 7 | |||
| Nandyala | 7 | |||
| Kurnool | 7 | |||
| Anantapur | 8 | |||
| Sri Sathya Sai | 6 | |||
| Total | 175 | |||
Results by constituency
See also
References
- ↑ "Terms of the Houses". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ↑ "Jagan Mohan Reddy takes oath as Andhra Pradesh CM after landslide victory". Hindustan Times. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ↑ "Jagan drops 10 more MLAs ahead of upcoming elections". Hindustan Times. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ↑ "Pawan Kalyan announces JSP, TDP alliance against YSRCP in 2024 Andhra Pradesh polls". The Hindu. 12 September 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ↑ "V Srinivasa Rao CPM's new Andhra Pradesh state secretary". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ↑ "Andhra Pradesh: Tussle between media houses takes political colour". Hindustan Times. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ↑ Bureau, The Hindu (9 September 2023). "TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu arrested in A.P. Skill Development corruption case". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ↑ Nichenametla, Prasad (19 October 2023). "Why former Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu's arrest has become an issue in Telangana election". ThePrint. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ↑ Barman, Sourav Roy (5 October 2023). "Chandrababu's arrest unfair, Modi did same with same firms in Gujarat, says TDP chief's son Lokesh". ThePrint. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ↑ PTI (28 August 2023). "TDP asks EC to ensure fake voters are weeded out of Andhra electoral rolls". ThePrint. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ↑ Bureau, The Hindu (22 August 2023). "Chandrababu Naidu to lodge complaint on bogus voters in Andhra Pradesh with Election Commission of India". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ↑ "TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu lodges complaint with ECI over mass deletion of votes in Andhra Pradesh". The Times of India. 29 August 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ↑ "TDP supremo likely to lodge complaint with ECI over bogus voters". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ↑ Nichenametla, Prasad (10 October 2023). "Andhra CM's new outreach campaign is 'Why AP needs Jagan'. TDP's counter slogan: 'Why AP hates Jagan'". ThePrint. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ↑ Naidu, T. Appala (14 September 2023). "Pawan Kalyan announces JSP, TDP alliance against YSRCP in 2024 Andhra Pradesh polls". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ↑ Nichenametla, Prasad (16 September 2023). "Pawan Kalyan's JSP declares alliance with TDP in Andhra. What's keeping BJP from joining them". ThePrint. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ↑ Bureau, The Hindu (21 October 2023). "Jana Sena-TDP first joint acton committee meeting to be held in Rajamahendravaram". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ↑ "TDP-JSP Joint Action Committee meeting in Rajahmundry on Oct 23". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- 1 2 "South victory, YSRCP 'anti-incumbency' give wings to Congress's Andhra hopes after 10 years". The Indian Express. 17 December 2023. Archived from the original on 17 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ↑ Bhattacharjee, Sumit (18 December 2023). "A glimmer of hope for Andhra Congress". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ↑ "YS Sharmila, Jagan Mohan Reddy's sister, likely to join Congress on January 4". India Today. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ↑ "Jagan's sister Sharmila set to join Congress amid new battle lines drawn for AP polls". The Indian Express. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ↑ "Mangalagiri MLA Alla Ramakrishna to follow in footsteps of YS Sharmila, likely to join Congress". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 January 2024.