The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly (ISO: Āndhra Pradēś Śāsana Sabha) is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state, Andhra Pradesh.
The Legislative Assembly consists of 175 members who are elected by adult universal suffrage under the first-past-the-post system. The duration of the Assembly is five years from the date appointed for its first meeting unless it is decided to dissolve the Assembly sooner. The Legislative Assembly's main functions include legislation, overseeing of administration, passing the budget, and airing public grievances.
The Legislative Assembly holds three sessions annually, one for Budget and the other for Monsoon and Winter sessions.
The Legislative Assembly took up residence in the interim Legislative Assembly Building in Amaravati beginning from the 2017 Budget session. The new building has systems for automatic speech translation and automatic vote recording.
History The Andhra Legislative Assembly was constituted after the formation of Andhra State on 1 October 1953. When Andhra Pradesh was formed on 1 November 1956 by merging Andhra State with the Telugu-speaking areas of Hyderabad State, the 140 Members of the Andhra State Legislative Assembly and 105 Members representing the Telugu-speaking areas of Hyderabad State merged to form APLA. At the time of formation, the Legislature was unicameral with only an Assembly with 301 Members. The first meeting was held on 3 December 1956. Sri Ayyadevara Kaleswara Rao and Palasa Surya Chandra Rao were the first Speaker and the first Deputy Speaker, respectively.
With the formation of the Legislative Council on 1 July 1958, the Andhra Pradesh Legislature became bicameral and remained so until 1 June 1985 when the Legislative Council was dissolved on 31 May 1985 during the period of the Eighth Legislative Assembly and the state legislature once again became unicameral.
On 2 June 2014, the state of Andhra Pradesh was split to form the new state of Telangana. Andhra Pradesh was allocated 175 legislative seats with the remaining 119 allocated to Telangana Legislative Assembly.
The 2019 election was held on 11 April 2019, the YSR Congress Party won 151 seats and the Telugu Desam Party bagged 23 seats. Janasena Party won one seat. The 2024 election was held 13 May 2024, the Kutami alliance won a 164 seats, whilst the YSR Congress Party won 11 seats.
Presiding officers Designation PortraitNameGovernor Syed Abdul NazeerSpeakerChintakayala Ayyanna PatruduDeputy SpeakerRaghu Rama Krishna RajuLeader of the HouseN. Chandrababu NaiduLeader of the OppositionNone
Electoral history
Andhra State (1953–1956)
YearsTotalINCKLPCPIPSPKMPPIND1955119221513522196
Andhra Pradesh (1956–2014)
+YearTotalTDPINCBJPLFTINDOTH195718737 34 43 301196217751 21 51 3001967165 20 68 34 2871972219 8 57 31978175141590 294198320160 3 9 19 2198520250 8 22 9 3198974181 5 14 15 51994216 26 3 34 12 319991809112 2 5 4200447185 215 11 34200992156 2 5 3 36
Andhra Pradesh (since 2014)
+YearTotalTDPYCPJSPBJPINDOTH201410267411175201923151100020241351121800
List of the assemblies 1953–1956 Year ElectionChief Minister Party Party-wise seats details Opposition Leader1952First AssemblyTanguturi Prakasam(Congress)Total: 196. Congress: 119 CPI: 15, Independents: 8Tarimela Nagi Reddy1955First AssemblyBezawada Gopala Reddy(Congress)Total: 196. Congress: 119 CPI: 15, Independents: 8Tarimela Nagi Reddy
Since 1956 AssemblyChief MinisterPartyDeputy Chief MinisterSpeakerDeputy SpeakerLeader of the HouseLeader of the Opposition1stNeelam Sanjiva ReddyIndian National CongressVacantAyyadevara Kaleswara RaoKalluru Subba RaoNeelam Sanjiva ReddyPuchalapalli Sundarayya2ndNeelam Sanjiva Reddy
Damodaram SanjivayyaVacant
Konda Venkata Ranga ReddyKonda Laxman Bapuji
T. N. SadalakshmiNeelam Sanjiva Reddy
Damodaram SanjivayyaPuchalapalli Sundarayya3rdNeelam Sanjiva Reddy
Kasu Brahmananda ReddyVacantB. V. Subba ReddyVasudev Krishnaji NaikNeelam Sanjiva Reddy
Kasu Brahmananda ReddyTarimela Nagi Reddy4thKasu Brahmananda Reddy
Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha RaoJoginapally Venkat Narsing RaoB. V. Subba Reddy
K. V. Vema ReddyVasudev Krishnaji NaikKasu Brahmananda Reddy
Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha RaoGouthu Latchanna Nukala Ramachandra Reddy5thPamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao
Jalagam Vengala RaoIndian National Congress (Requisitionists)VacantPidatala Ranga Reddy
R. Dasaratha Rami ReddyC. Jagannadha Rao
Syed Rahmat AliPamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao
Jalagam Vengala RaoNukala Ramachandra Reddy6thMarri Chenna Reddy
Tanguturi Anjaiah MLC
Bhavanam Venkatarami Reddy MLC
Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara ReddyIndian National Congress (Indira)Vacant
Vacant
Chowti Jagannatha Rao
VacantDivi Kondaiah Chowdary
Kona Prabhakara Rao
Agarala Eswar ReddyKona Prabhakara Rao
Agarala Eswara Reddi
Ireni LingaiahMarri Chenna Reddy
Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara ReddyGouthu Latchanna7thNandamuri Taraka Rama Rao
Nadendla Bhaskara Rao
Nandamuri Taraka Rama RaoTelugu Desam PartyVacantTangi Satyanarayana
Nissanakararao VenkatratnamA. Bheem Reddy
VacantNandamuri Taraka Rama Rao
Nadendla Bhaskara Rao
Nandamuri Taraka Rama RaoMogaligundla Baga Reddy8thNandamuri Taraka Rama RaoVacantG. Narayana RaoAlluri Venkata Suryanarayana RajuNandamuri Taraka Rama Rao9thMarri Chenna Reddy
Nedurumalli Janardhana Reddy
Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara ReddyIndian National Congress (Indira)Vacant
Vacant
Koneru Ranga RaoP. Ramachandra Reddy
D. Sripada RaoAlapati Dharma Rao
Buragadda VedavyasMarri Chenna Reddy
Nedurumalli Janardhana Reddy
Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara ReddyNandamuri Taraka Rama Rao10thNandamuri Taraka Rama Rao
Nara Chandrababu NaiduTelugu Desam PartyVacantYanamala Rama KrishnuduN. M. D. FarooqNandamuri Taraka Rama Rao
Nara Chandrababu NaiduVacant11thNara Chandrababu NaiduVacantK. Pratibha BharatiK. Chandrashekar Rao
Koppula Harishwar ReddyNara Chandrababu NaiduYeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy12thYeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara ReddyIndian National CongressVacantK. R. Suresh ReddyGummadi KuthuhalammaYeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara ReddyNara Chandrababu Naidu13thYeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy
Konijeti Rosaiah MLC
Nallari Kiran Kumar ReddyVacant
Vacant
Damodar Raja NarasimhaNallari Kiran Kumar Reddy
Nadendla ManoharNadendla Manohar
Mallu Bhatti VikramarkaYeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy
Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy14thNara Chandrababu NaiduTelugu Desam PartyNimmakayala Chinarajappa
K. E. Krishna MurthyKodela Siva Prasada RaoMandali Buddha PrasadNara Chandrababu NaiduY. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy15thY. S. Jagan Mohan ReddyYuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress PartyAlla Kali Krishna Srinivas
Amzath Basha Shaik Bepari
Kalattur Narayana Swamy
Pilli Subhash Chandra Bose
Pamula Pushpa Sreevani
Dharmana Krishna Das
Amzath Basha Shaik Bepari
Budi Mutyala Naidu
Kalattur Narayana Swamy
Kottu Satyanarayana
Peedika Rajanna DoraThammineni SeetharamKona Raghupathi
Kolagatla Veerabhadra SwamyY. S. Jagan Mohan ReddyNara Chandrababu Naidu16thNara Chandrababu NaiduTelugu Desam PartyKonidala Pawan KalyanChintakayala Ayyanna PatruduRaghu Rama Krishna RajuNara Chandrababu NaiduVacant
Composition
Members of Legislative Assembly
See also Elections in Andhra Pradesh List of chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh Government of Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council List of Assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh
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