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 36.55% 28.12% Swing 2.00% 9.47% Alliance seats 156 107   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[a] 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%
Seatwise map of the results
Alliance wise Structure
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 was held in April 2009, concurrently with the 2009 Indian general election. The elections were concluded in two phases, on 16 April 2009 and 23 April 2009. The results were declared on 16 May 2009. The incumbent Indian National Congress (INC) retained power in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, winning 156 seats, though with a reduced majority compared to the previous term. The main opposition, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) won 92 seats. The INC Legislature party re-elected incumbent Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy as its leader, thereby re-nominating him to the post.

In the 2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, the INC swept the state, winning 185 of the 294 seats in the Assembly. The INC's pre-poll alliance partners, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and the Left parties also performed well, winning 26 and 15 seats respectively, taking the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) total to 226 seats.^[1] As leader of the INC, Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy was invited by Governor Surjit Singh Barnala to form the government.^[2]

The Government completed its full five-year term, with the tenure of the Legislative Assembly set to expire on 30 May 2009. The Election Commission of India (ECI) decided to hold the Assembly elections simultaneously with the general election. Polling in each Assembly constituency was conducted in the same phase as the election to the corresponding Parliamentary constituency under which it fell.^[3]

Following the 2008 Lok Sabha vote of confidence, the Left Front withdrew its support to the INC in Andhra Pradesh as well. The TDP and the TRS subsequently aligned with the Left parties as part of the national Third Front, forming an alliance in the state known as the "Maha Kutami", which translates to "Grand Alliance" in Telugu. The alliance positioned itself in opposition to both the INC, which it accused of corruption, and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which it describes as communal.^[4][5] During the same period, actor Chiranjeevi entered active politics by launching the Praja Rajyam Party (PRP), presenting it as a centrist alternative focused on social justice and clean governance. The PRP’s entry further split the anti-INC vote.

However, the Maha Kutami faced internal challenges, including seat-sharing disputes and ideological differences among its constituent parties.^[6] After polling had concluded but before the counting of votes, the TRS shifted its stance by extending support to the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by BJP. The party later denied formally joining the NDA, clarifying that it had only offered external support, a move that attracted political controversy and further highlighted the fragility of pre-poll alliances during the election period.^[7][8]

The election revolved around several key issues. The demand for a separate Telangana state was a major factor, particularly influencing the TRS and constituencies in the Telangana region, present-day Telangana.^[9]

Alliance/Party				Flag	Symbol	Leader	Seats contested
	Indian National Congress					D. Srinivas	294
	Maha Kutami		Telugu Desam Party			N. Chandrababu Naidu	218+7	282+20[b]
			Telangana Rashtra Samithi			K. Chandrashekar Rao	39+6
			Communist Party of India (Marxist)			B. V. Raghavulu	13+5
			Communist Party of India			K. Narayana	12+2
	Bharatiya Janata Party					Bandaru Dattatreya	271
	All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen					Akbaruddin Owaisi	8
	Praja Rajyam Party					Chiranjeevi	288
	Lok Satta Party					Jaya Prakash Narayana	246

Source: Election Commission of India^[10]

Alliance/Party				Popular vote			Seats
				Votes	%	±pp	Contested	Won	+/−
	Indian National Congress			15,374,448	36.55	2.00	294	156	29
	Maha Kutami		Telugu Desam Party	11,826,457	28.12	9.47	225	92	45
			Telangana Rashtra Samithi	1,678,906	3.99	2.69	45	10	16
			Communist Party of India	514,682	1.22	0.22	14	4	2
			Communist Party of India (Marxist)	603,407	1.43	0.49	18	1	8
		Total		14,623,452	34.76	N/A	302	107	N/A
	Praja Rajyam Party			6,863,509	16.32	16.32	288	18	18
	Bharatiya Janata Party			1,192,814	2.84	0.21	271	2
	All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen			360,211	0.83	0.22	8	7	3
	Other parties			1,721,522	4.13	N/A	1086	1	N/A
	Independents			1,922,490	4.57	2.00	1406	3	8
Total				42,058,446	100.00	N/A	3,655	294	N/A
Vote statistics
Valid votes				42,058,446	99.92
Invalid votes				36,158	0.08
Votes cast/Turnout				42,096,866	72.72
Abstentions				15,795,393	27.28
Registered voters				57,892,259