The 6th United Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election was held in 1978.
It was the sixth election. Indira Gandhi formed new party INC(I).
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Em ...
(I) won 175 seats out of 294 seats. While,
JP won 60 seats and Independent candidates won 15 seats.
Election results
Constituencies
Contestants
Total contestants in fray: 1,548
Average contestants per constituency
: 5
Minimum contestants in a constituency: 2
Maximum contestants in a constituency: 16 in 207 - Himayatnagar
Performance of women candidates vis-a-vis men candidates
Election Results Party Wise
Election Results Every Constituency
References
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Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...
State Assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh
1970s in Andhra Pradesh