Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee
PresidentGidugu Rudra Raju
HeadquartersRatna Bhawan, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
Youth wingAndhra Pradesh Youth Congress
Women's wingAndhra Pradesh Mahila Congress Committee
Ideology
AllianceUnited Progressive Alliance
Seats in Lok Sabha
0 / 25
Seats in Rajya Sabha
0 / 11
Seats in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
0 / 175
Seats in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council
0 / 58
Election symbol

The Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) is the state unit of Indian National Congress for the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.[1] It is responsible for organizing and coordinating the party's activities and campaigns within the state, as well as selecting candidates for local, state, and national elections of all the 26 districts in Andhra Pradesh. The current president of the committee is Gidugu Rudra Raju. The APCC has its headquarters at Andhra Ratna Bhawan, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.[2] The APCC is responsible for Congress party units

Office Bearers

S. No Name Designation Ref
1. Gidugu Rudra Raju President [3]
2. Janga Goutham Working President [3]
3. Shaik Mastan Vali Working President [3]
4. Padmasree Sunkara Working President [3]
5. P. Rakesh Reddy Working President [3]

List of APCC President's

S. No Name Constituency/District Term
25. Gidugu Rudra Raju Amalapuram, Konaseema 2022 - Incumbent
24. Sake Sailajanath Singanamala, Anantapur 2020 - 2022
23. Raghu Veera Reddy Madakasira, Anantapur 2014 - 2020
22. Botsa Satyanarayana Cheepurupalli, Vizianagaram 2011 - 2014
21. Dharmapuri Srinivas Nizamabad, Nizamabad 2008 - 2011
20. K. Keshava Rao Hyderabad, Hyderabad 2005 - 2008
19. Dharmapuri Srinivas Nizamabad, Nizamabad 2004 - 2005
18. Satyanarayana Rao Karimnagar, Karimnagar 2000 - 2004
17. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy Pulivendula, Kadapa 1998 - 1999
16. Konijeti Rosaiah Vemuru, Guntur 1994 - 1996
15. V. Hanumantha Rao Ambeerpet, Hyderabad 1989 - 1994
14. N. Janardhana Reddy Venkatagiri, Nellore 1988 - 1989
13. Jalagam Vengala Rao Sathupalli, Khammam 1985 - 1988
12. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy Pulivendula, Kadapa 1983 - 1985
11. G. Venkatswamy Chennur, Adilabad 1982 - 1983
10. Kona Prabhakara Rao Bapatla, Guntur 1981 - 1982
9. Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy Kurnool, Kurnool 1980 - 1981
8. Kona Prabhakara Rao Bapatla, Guntur 1978 - 1980
7. Marri Chenna Reddy Sanathnagar, Rangareddy
6. Jalagam Vengala Rao Sathupalli, Khammam
5. P. V. Narasimha Rao Narsampeta, Warangal
4. Mallipudi Pallamraju Kakinada, East Godavari 1961-1962
3. Damodaram Sanjivayya Kurnool, Kurnool
2. Bezawada Gopala Reddy Atmakur, Nellore 1955 - 1956
1. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy Anantapur, Anantapur 1953 - 1955

List of AICC President's from Andhra Pradesh

S.No Name Designation Location
1. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy President Anantapur, Anantapur district.
2. Kasu Brahmananda Reddy President Narsaropeta, Guntur district.
3. Damodaram Sanjivayya President Kurnool, Kurnool district.
4. P. V. Narasimha Rao President Narsampeta, Warangal district.

Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election History

Total number of seats in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly was 294 . After state division in 2014 total seats come down to 175.

Year CLP Party leader Seats won Change
in seats		 Outcome Ref.
Andhra State
1952 Tanguturi Prakasam
119 / 196
 Steady new Government
1955 B. Gopala Reddy
119 / 196
 Steady new Government
United Andhra Pradesh (with Telangana region)
1957 Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, Damodaram Sanjivayya
68 / 105
 Steady new Government
1962 Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, Kasu Brahmananda Reddy
177 / 300
 Increase 109 Government
1967 Kasu Brahmananda Reddy, P. V. Narasimha Rao
165 / 287
 Decrease 12 Government
1972 P. V. Narasimha Rao, Jalagam Vengala Rao
219 / 287
 Increase 54 Government
1978 Marri Chenna Reddy, T. Anjaiah, Bhavanam Venkatarami Reddy, Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy
205 / 294
 Decrease 14 Government
1983 Mogaligundla Baga Reddy
60 / 294
 Decrease145 Opposition
1985
50 / 294
 Decrease 10 Opposition
1989 Marri Chenna Reddy, N. Janardhana Reddy, Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy
181 / 294
 Increase 131 Government
1994 P. Janardhan Reddy
26 / 294
 Decrease 155 Opposition [4]
1999 Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy
91 / 294
 Increase 65 Opposition
2004
185 / 294
 Increase 94 Government [5]
2009 Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, Konijeti Rosaiah, Kiran Kumar Reddy
156 / 294
 Decrease 29 Government [6]
Andhra Pradesh
2014 N. Raghuveera Reddy
0 / 175
 Steady new Others
2019
0 / 175
 Steady 0 Others [7]
  • In 1957, elections were conducted in the newly added region of Telangana alone which includes 105 seats and then in 1962 elections were held for the state as a whole in all 300 seats.
  • In 1978 Indira Gandhi led INC (I) won 175 seats while INC(O) won 30 seats with 17.01%.

Lok Sabha election history

Total number of Lok Sabha seats in Andhra Pradesh is 42 and after division seats come down to 25 out of which Congress has none. Although the state has been one of its bastions for a long time, Congress has swiftly performed a political suicide by trampling upon the 'balance' during bifurcation of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Today, Congress is more of a namesake party failing to win even a single State assembly seat or Lok Sabha seat. Most of its prior leaders left the party leaving it with a couple of loyal remnants who have since faced bitter defeats. With a present vote share of 2.56% and almost no real hope of increasing it despite strong incumbency, Congress is not expected to do any better in the near future.

Year Floor Leader General Election No. of seats won
1951 Jawaharlal Nehru 1st Lok Sabha 31
1957 Jawaharlal Nehru 2nd Lok Sabha 31
1962 Jawaharlal Nehru, Lal Bahadur Shastri 3rd Lok Sabha 34
1967 Indira Gandhi 4th Lok Sabha 35
1971 Indira Gandhi 5th Lok Sabha 28
1977 Indira Gandhi 6th Lok Sabha 41
1980 Indira Gandhi 7th Lok Sabha 41
1984 Rajiv Gandhi 8th Lok Sabha 6
1989 Rajiv Gandhi 9th Lok Sabha 39
1991 P V Narasimha Rao 10th Lok Sabha 25
1996 Sonia Gandhi 11th Lok Sabha 22
1998 Sonia Gandhi 12th Lok Sabha 22
1999 Sonia Gandhi 13th Lok Sabha 5
2004 Sonia Gandhi 14th Lok Sabha 29
2009 Sushil Kumar Shinde, Sonia Gandhi 15th Lok Sabha 33
2014 Mallikarjun Kharge 16th Lok Sabha 0
2019 Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury 17th Lok Sabha 0

References

  1. ↑ "Congress in states". www.inc.in. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  2. ↑ "Vijayawada to be Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee headquarters". www.inc.in. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Gidugu Rudra Raju appointed Andhra Pradesh Congress president". The Hindu. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "AP Legislative Overview - AP Legislature". 29 November 2014. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  5. ↑ "A popular backlash". frontline.thehindu.com. 3 June 2004. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "The Hindu : Andhra Pradesh News : Governor invites YSR to form Government". 20 June 2004. Archived from the original on 20 June 2004. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "AP Election Results: Election Results of Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election | Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 19 October 2022.


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