1971
196719621957Total Constituencies: 41
Andhra Pradesh Lok Sabha Election 1971 covered all 41 parliamentary constituencies in the state. The INC received the highest statewide vote share at 55.73% and won 28 seats, while the TPS received 14.33% of the vote and won 10 seats. The IND won 1 seats with 8.21% of the vote.
The table below shows party-wise results based on total votes received across Andhra Pradesh.
| Party Name | Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share | Vote Share on Contested | Total Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 28 | 55.73% | 61.10% | 72,86,069 | |
| TPS | 14 | 10 | 14.33% | 47.55% | 18,73,589 |
| IND | 34 | 1 | 8.21% | 9.78% | 10,72,692 |
| 11 | 1 | 5.94% | 21.75% | 7,76,019 | |
| NCO | 12 | 0 | 5.55% | 18.21% | 7,25,996 |
| SWA | 9 | 0 | 4.57% | 20.24% | 5,97,777 |
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin(%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Candidate | Party | Votes | |||
| Srikakulam | Rajagopalarao Bodepalli | INC | 2,33,171 | N. G. Ranga | SWA | 95,710 | 1,37,461 | 40.96 |
| Paravathipuram (St) | Biddika Satyannarayana | INC | 1,90,975 | Narasimharo Viswasarai | SWA | 38,847 | 1,52,128 | 58.8 |
| Bobbili | Karri Narayana Rao | INC | 2,23,043 | Routhu Chandrasekhara Rao | SWA | 40,874 | 1,82,169 | 69.02 |
| Visakhapatnam | P. V. G. Raju | IND | 1,84,464 | Tenneti Viswanatham | IND | 1,17,276 | 67,188 | 20.99 |
| Bhadrachalam (St) | B. Radhabai Ananda Rao | INC | 1,15,367 | Nupa Bojji | CPI | 47,319 | 68,048 | 34.53 |
| Anakapalli | S. R. A. S. Appaluanidu | INC | 2,15,209 | V. V. Ramana | SWA | 69,115 | 1,46,094 | 46.88 |
| Kakinada | M. S. Sanjeevi Rao | INC | 3,13,060 | P. V. N. Raju | BJS | 20,134 | 2,92,926 | 81.84 |
| Rajahmundry | S. B. P. Pattabhi Ramarao | INC | 2,50,124 | Prabhakara Chowdary Chitturi | CPI | 53,642 | 1,96,482 | 50.74 |
| Amalapuram (Sc) | B. S. Murthy | INC | 3,01,405 | Penumala Gopalakrishna | NCO | 43,846 | 2,57,559 | 70.18 |
| Narasapur | M. T. Raju | INC | 2,85,356 | Uddaraju Raman | CPM | 92,601 | 1,92,755 | 49.04 |
| Eluru | Kommareddi Suryanarayana | INC | 2,35,933 | V. V. G. Tilak | CPI | 60,878 | 1,75,055 | 49.2 |
| Gudivada | Ankinedu Maganti | INC | 2,79,225 | H. R. Sayoji Ra | SWA | 68,791 | 2,10,434 | 53.43 |
| Vijayawada | K. L. Rao | INC | 2,51,917 | D. Nagabhushana Rao | CPI | 95,913 | 1,56,004 | 43.27 |
| Machilipatnam | Meduri Nageswarrao | INC | 2,78,514 | Venkataswamy Mandala | SWA | 73,640 | 2,04,874 | 55.46 |
| Ongole | P. Ankineedu Prasada Rao | INC | 2,84,597 | Gogineni Bharati Devi | SWA | 1,04,703 | 1,79,894 | 44.81 |
| Guntur | Kotha Raghuramaiah | INC | 2,60,086 | Jupudi Yagna Narayana | BJS | 69,068 | 1,91,018 | 45.86 |
| Narasaraopet | Maddi Sudarsanam | INC | 2,37,264 | Yeeram China Narasimharao | IND | 1,06,413 | 1,30,851 | 35.76 |
| Kavali | Puli Venkata Reddy | INC | 1,96,492 | Rebala Dasaratha Rama Reddy | NCO | 65,378 | 1,31,114 | 39.9 |
| Nellore (Sc) | Doddav Arapukamakshiah | INC | 2,35,658 | Bangapulakshman | BJS | 61,724 | 1,73,934 | 48.85 |
| Tirupathi (Sc) | Balakrishnaiah Thamburu | INC | 2,31,262 | C. V. Siddaiahmurthy | SWA | 76,753 | 1,54,509 | 50.16 |
| Chittoor | P. Narasimha Reddy | INC | 2,45,052 | K. P. Chengalraya Naidu | NCO | 1,16,313 | 1,28,739 | 35.62 |
| Rajampet | Parthasarathi Pothuraju | INC | 2,43,603 | Yesoda Reddy | NCO | 65,735 | 1,77,868 | 53.28 |
| Cuddapah | Yieswara Reddy | CPI | 2,00,713 | Vutukuru Rami Reddy | NCO | 1,07,099 | 93,614 | 28.1 |
| Hindupur | P. Bayapa Reddy | INC | 1,98,127 | P. Ravindra Reddy | NCO | 74,117 | 1,24,010 | 43.6 |
| Anantapur | Antony Reddi Ponnapati | INC | 2,00,701 | Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy | NCO | 1,11,644 | 89,057 | 27.81 |
| Kurnool | Kodanda Rami Reddy | INC | 2,70,697 | Y. Gadiingana Gowdu | SWA | 29,344 | 2,41,353 | 77.7 |
| Nandyal | Rendekanti Venkata Subbaiah | INC | 2,25,740 | Kanala Anki Reddy | NCO | 95,284 | 1,30,456 | 38.24 |
| Nagarkurnool (Sc) | M. Bheeshmadev | TPS | 1,49,781 | P. Mahendranath | INC | 1,04,381 | 45,400 | 17.13 |
| Mahbubnagar | J. Rameshwar Rao | TPS | 1,27,949 | D. K. Satya Reddy | INC | 1,10,459 | 17,490 | 6.61 |
| Hyderabad | G. S. Melkote | TPS | 1,34,941 | Badr-Ud-Dintyabji | IND | 85,529 | 49,412 | 20.97 |
| Secunderabad | M. M. Hashim | TPS | 98,620 | K. L. Narayan | INC | 74,977 | 23,643 | 10.91 |
| Siddipet (Sc) | G. Venkat Swamy | TPS | 1,69,436 | A. R. Devraj | CPI | 79,851 | 89,585 | 34.41 |
| Medak | Mallikarjun | TPS | 1,52,975 | Narsimha Reddy | INC | 99,544 | 53,431 | 20.48 |
| Nizamabad | Ram Gopal Reddy M. | INC | 1,55,323 | Ananth Reddy K. | TPS | 95,586 | 59,737 | 19.9 |
| Adilabad | P. Ganga Reddy | INC | 1,51,482 | K. V. Kishan Rao | TPS | 1,36,532 | 14,950 | 5.2 |
| Peddapalli (Sc) | V. Tulasiram | TPS | 1,65,054 | M. R. Krishna | INC | 56,323 | 1,08,731 | 43.77 |
| Karimnagar | M. Satyanarayan Rao | TPS | 1,19,869 | V. Jalapathi Rao | INC | 1,09,848 | 10,021 | 3.94 |
| Warangal | S. B. Giri | TPS | 1,82,258 | K. Sudarsana Reddy | INC | 88,618 | 93,640 | 28.58 |
| Khammam | T. Lakshmi Kantamma | INC | 1,37,830 | Chekuri Kasaiah | TPS | 1,21,369 | 16,461 | 4.41 |
| Nalgonda | Kancherla Ram Krishna Reddy | TPS | 1,11,704 | Vedire Narsimha Reddy | INC | 1,06,306 | 5,398 | 1.72 |
| Miryalguda | Bhimreddy Narsimha Reddy | CPM | 1,15,199 | Keesara Jithender Reddy | TPS | 1,07,515 | 7,684 | 2.32 |