The 6th United Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election was held in 1978. It was the sixth election. Indira Gandhi formed new party INC(I).

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(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

Results

Elected members

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