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Thursday, 11 October 2012

History of elections in Andhra Pradesh

The first general elections were conducted in India in 1956, for 249 constituencies representing 26 Districts. In 2009, the Andhra Pradesh State Legislative Assembly has 294 seats representing 23 districts. From 1956 to 1958 the Andhra Pradesh Legislature wasUnicameral and from 1958 when the Council was formed, it became bicameral and continued till 1 June 1985 when the Legislative Council was abolished and the Andhra Pradesh Legislature once again Unicameral until March 2007 when it was reestablished and elections were held for its seats as per THE ANDHRA PRADESH LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BILL, 2004.

Legislative Assembly Constituencies in AndhraPradesh

There are a total of 294 Assembly Constituencies, across 23 districts, in the state of Andhra Pradesh.

List of constituencies of Andhra Pradesh Vidhan Sabha

In Andhra Pradesh, the Vidhan Sabha, or Legislative Assembly, has 294 constituencies. 48 constituencies are reserved for theScheduled Castes candidates and 19 constituencies are reserved for the Scheduled tribes candidates.