Andhra Pradesh Lok Sabha elections: Seats, schedule, NDA candidates and more

KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)

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Andhra Pradesh, comprising 25 parliamentary constituencies, is among the few states where the local political parties are popular among the masses, while the national parties — the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress — have to struggle for seats.

Voting for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and the state Assembly polls will be held simultaneously in Andhra Pradesh on May 13. The counting of votes will be held on June 4.

To achieve its target of ‘Abki Baar 400 Paar’ (400 seats this time), the BJP is contesting polls in the state in alliance with N Chandrababu Naidu’s Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and Pawan Kalyan-led Jana Sena Party (JSP). In a triangular contest, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is pitted against the Congress-led INDIA bloc, which includes the Left Front, and the ruling YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), led by Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy.

During the 2019 general elections, the YSRCP emerged as the largest party in Andhra Pradesh, winning 22 of the 25 seats and receiving a vote share of 49.89%. The remaining three constituencies went to the TDP, which secured a 40.19% vote share. The BJP and Congress, meanwhile, failed to open their accounts in the state.

As per the seat-sharing agreement in the NDA, the TDP is contesting on 17 parliamentary constituencies, while the BJP has got six seats and left the remaining two for Pawan Kalyan’s JSP.

Voting dates

Polling for the 2024 general elections in the state will be conducted in the fourth phase on May 13. All the seats in Andhra Pradesh will vote in a single phase. During the 2019 polls, the state registered a total voter turnout of 80.38%.

Total seats

In total, there are 25 parliamentary constituencies in the state. Along with Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh is the ninth-largest state in the number of Lok Sabha seats. Out of the 25 constituencies, four seats are reserved for the SC candidates, while one is reserved for the SC candidates. The remaining 20 seats are unreserved.

NDA candidates

With the help of BJP and JSP, the TDP is planning for a strong comeback in the state, both in Lok Sabha as well as in the state Assembly polls. Here is a list of candidates announced by the NDA allies for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in Andhra Pradesh.

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KV Prasad Journo follow politics, process in Parliament and US Congress. Former Congressional APSA-Fulbright Fellow