Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1983

Elections to the seventh legislative assembly of the state of Andhra Pradesh were held in 1983. These elections were historic because for the first time after the formation of Andhra Pradesh in 1956, the Congress was ousted from power by the emerging Telugu Desam Party (TDP).1,720 contestants were in fray, contesting in a total of 294 assembly constituencies, out of which, 39 were reserved for Scheduled Caste candidates, 15 were reserved for Scheduled Tribe candidates, and the rest were for general candidates. Out of the 290 seats in which the TDP contested, it won with a thumping majority, with 201 seats, thereby forming the government. The Congress, in comparison, won 60 assembly seats, while the other participating parties could not reach double-digit figures.

Tangi Satyanarayana remained the speaker of the AP Vidhan Sabha during this period. The successive governors during the seventh term of the legislative assembly were Tahkur Ram Lal and Shankar Dayal Sharma, respectively. The renowned Indian film actor and director Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, famously known by his initials NTR, was the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, representing the TDP, of which he was the founder. NTR’s popularity in the state rests on his implementation of a number of radical policies in the state, such as controlling the Naxal outgrowth in AP and bringing in a number of economic policies catering to the needs of the poor in the state. When a coup was pulled on the NTR government in August 1984, Nadendla Bhaskara Rao was made the chief minister of the state, supported by the Congress. N. Bhaskara Rao, a member of the TDP, is credited as having served the shortest span as CM of Andhra Pradesh, before fresh elections were held in 1985.

List of Participating Political Parties in Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election in 1983

List of Successful Candidates in Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election in 1983