Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee
LeaderY. S. Sharmila
PresidentVacant
HeadquartersRatna Bhawan, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
Youth wingAndhra Pradesh Youth Congress
Women's wingAndhra Pradesh Mahila Congress Committee
Ideology
AllianceIndian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance
Seats in Lok Sabha
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Seats in Rajya Sabha
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Seats in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
0 / 175
Seats in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council
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The Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) is the state unit of Indian National Congress for the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.[1] It is responsible for organizing and coordinating the party's activities and campaigns within the state, as well as selecting candidates for local, state, and national elections of all the 26 districts in Andhra Pradesh. The current president of the committee is Gidugu Rudra Raju. The APCC has its headquarters at Andhra Ratna Bhawan, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.[2] The APCC is responsible for Congress party units

Structure & Composition

S. No Name Designation Ref
1. Manickam Tagore AICC INCHARGE
2. Vacant President
Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee
[3]
3. Janga Goutham Working President
Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee
[4]
4. Shaik Mastan Vali Working President
Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee
[4]
5. Padmasree Sunkara Working President
Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee
[4]
6. P. Rakesh Reddy Working President
Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee
[4]
7. K. Prameelamma President
Andhra Pradesh Mahila Congress
8. Ramarao Lakkaraju President
Andhra Pradesh Youth Congress
9. Naga Madhu Yadav President
Andhra Pradesh NSUI

List of APCC President's

S. No Name Constituency/District Term
26. Gidugu Rudra Raju Amalapuram, Konaseema 2022 - 15 January 2024[5]
25. Sake Sailajanath Singanamala, Anantapur 2020 - 2022
24. Raghu Veera Reddy Madakasira, Anantapur 2014 - 2020
23. Botsa Satyanarayana Cheepurupalli, Vizianagaram 2011 - 2014
22. Dharmapuri Srinivas Nizamabad, Nizamabad 2008 - 2011
21. K. Keshava Rao Hyderabad, Hyderabad 2005 - 2008
20. Dharmapuri Srinivas Nizamabad, Nizamabad 2004 - 2005
19. Satyanarayana Rao Karimnagar, Karimnagar 1999 - 2004
18. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy Pulivendula, Kadapa 1998 - 1999
17. Konijeti Rosaiah Vemuru, Guntur 1994 - 1996
16. Majji Tulasi Das Palasa, Srikakulam 1992 - 1994
15. V. Hanumantha Rao Ambeerpet, Hyderabad 1989 - 1992
14. N. Janardhana Reddy Venkatagiri, Nellore 1988 - 1989
13. Jalagam Vengala Rao Sathupalli, Khammam 1985 - 1988
12. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy Pulivendula, Kadapa 1983 - 1985
11. G. Venkatswamy Chennur, Adilabad 1982 - 1983
10. Kona Prabhakara Rao Bapatla, Guntur 1981 - 1982
9. Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy Kurnool, Kurnool 1980 - 1981
8. Kona Prabhakara Rao Bapatla, Guntur 1978 - 1980
7. Marri Chenna Reddy Sanathnagar, Rangareddy
6. Jalagam Vengala Rao Sathupalli, Khammam
5. P. V. Narasimha Rao Narsampeta, Warangal
4. Mallipudi Pallamraju Kakinada, East Godavari 1961-1962
3. Damodaram Sanjivayya Kurnool, Kurnool
2. Bezawada Gopala Reddy Atmakur, Nellore 1955 - 1956
1. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy Anantapur, Anantapur 1953 - 1955

List of AICC President's from Andhra Pradesh

S.No Name Designation Location
1. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy President Anantapur, Anantapur district.
2. P. V. Narasimha Rao President Narsampeta, Warangal district.
3. Kasu Brahmananda Reddy President Narsaropeta, Palnadu district.
4. Damodaram Sanjivayya President Kurnool, Kurnool district.

Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election History

Total number of seats in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly was 294 . After state division in 2014 total seats come down to 175.

Election Seats won Change Total votes Share of votes Swing Status in Assembly Leader/Chief Minister
1955 & 1957
187 / 301
N/A 5,101,473 41.72% N/A Government Bezawada Gopala Reddy (1955)
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1957)
1962
177 / 300
Decrease10 5,523,359 47.25% Increase5.53% Government Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
1967
165 / 287
Decrease12 6,292,649 45.42% Decrease1.83% Government Kasu Brahmananda Reddy
1972
219 / 287
Increase54 7,474,255 52.29% Increase6.87% Government P. V. Narasimha Rao
1978
175 / 294
Decrease44 7,908,220 39.25% Decrease13.04% Government Marri Chenna Reddy
1983
60 / 294
Decrease115 7,090,907 33.58% Decrease5.67% Opposition (1983-84; 1984-85)
External support to TDP Bhaskara Rao faction (1984)
Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy
1985
50 / 294
Decrease10 8,566,891 37.25% Increase3.67% Opposition Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy
1989
181 / 294
Increase131 13,539,785 47.09% Increase9.84% Government Marri Chenna Reddy
1994
26 / 294
Decrease155 10,540,182 33.85% Decrease13.24% Opposition Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy
1999
91 / 294
Increase65 13,526,309 40.61% Increase6.76% Opposition Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy
2004
185 / 294
Increase94 13,793,461 38.56% Decrease2.05% Government Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
2009
156 / 294
Decrease29 15,374,448 36.55% Decrease2.01% Government Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
2014
0 / 294
Decrease156 5,668,061 11.71% Decrease24.84% lost Raghu Veera Reddy
2019
0 / 175
Steady 368,909 1.17% Decrease10.54% lost Raghu Veera Reddy
2024
0 / 175
TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD Gidugu Rudra Raju
  • In 1957, elections were conducted in the newly added region of Telangana alone which includes 105 seats and then in 1962 elections were held for the state as a whole in all 300 seats.
  • In 1978 Indira Gandhi led INC (I) won 175 seats while INC(O) won 30 seats with 17.01%.

Lok Sabha election history

Total number of Lok Sabha seats in Andhra Pradesh is 42 and after division seats come down to 25 out of which Congress has none. Although the state has been one of its bastions for a long time, Congress has swiftly performed a political suicide by trampling upon the 'balance' during bifurcation of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Today, Congress is more of a namesake party failing to win even a single State assembly seat or Lok Sabha seat. Most of its prior leaders left the party leaving it with a couple of loyal remnants who have since faced bitter defeats. With a present vote share of 2.56% and almost no real hope of increasing it despite strong incumbency, Congress is not expected to do any better in the near future.

Election Seats won Change Total votes Share of votes Swing Status in Lok Sabha National Leader
1957
37 / 43
N/A 4,906,044 51.47% N/A Government Jawaharlal Nehru
1962
34 / 43
Decrease3 5,711,263 47.96% Decrease3.51% Government Jawaharlal Nehru
1967
35 / 41
Increase1 6,354,959 46.82% Decrease1.14% Government Indira Gandhi
1971
28 / 41
Decrease7 7,286,069 55.73% Increase8.91% Government Indira Gandhi
1977
41 / 42
Increase13 9,582,708 57.36% Increase1.63% Opposition (1977-79)
External support to JP(S) Gov't (1979-80)
Indira Gandhi
1980
41 / 42
Steady 9,508,388 56.24% Decrease1.12% Government Indira Gandhi
1984
6 / 42
Decrease35 9,452,394 41.81% Decrease14.43% Government Rajiv Gandhi
1989
39 / 42
Increase33 14,671,782 51.01% Increase9.20% Opposition (1989-90)
External support to SJP(R) Gov't (1990-91)
Rajiv Gandhi
1991
25 / 42
Decrease14 11,610,772 45.55% Decrease5.46% Government Rajiv Gandhi (t.1991) assassinated
P. V. Narasimha Rao (s.1991)
1996
22 / 42
Decrease3 12,087,596 39.66% Decrease5.89% Opposition (1996)
External support to JD Gov't (1996-98)
P. V. Narasimha Rao
1998
22 / 42
Steady 12,269,475 38.46% Decrease1.20% Opposition Sitaram Kesri
1999
5 / 42
Decrease17 14,278,099 42.79% Increase4.33% Opposition Sonia Gandhi
2004
29 / 42
Increase24 14,861,984 41.56% Decrease1.23% Government Sonia Gandhi
2009
33 / 42
Increase3 16,377,941 38.95% Decrease2.61% Government Sonia Gandhi (Party Leader)
Manmohan Singh (Prime Minister)
2014
0 / 42
Decrease33 5,578,329 11.62% Decrease27.33% Opposition Sonia Gandhi (Party Leader)
Rahul Gandhi (PM Candidate)
2019
0 / 25
Steady 406,977 1.31% Decrease10.31% Opposition Rahul Gandhi
2024
0 / 25
TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD Mallikarjun Kharge

See Also

References

  1. "Congress in states". www.inc.in. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  2. "Vijayawada to be Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee headquarters". www.inc.in. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  3. https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/andhra-pradesh-congress-chief-rudra-raju-resigns-ys-sharmila-new-president-sources-2488961-2024-01-15
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Gidugu Rudra Raju appointed Andhra Pradesh Congress president". The Hindu. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  5. India Today (15 January 2024). "Andhra Congress chief resigns". Archived from the original on 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.


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