1955 Andhra State Legislative Assembly election

Elections to the Andhra State Legislative Assembly were held on 11 February 1955. 581 candidates contested for the 167 constituencies in the Assembly. There were 29 two-member constituencies and 138 single-member constituencies. The members of the first assembly (1955–62) were allowed a seven-year term. That is to say, in 1957, elections were conducted in the newly added region of Telangana alone, and then in 1962, general elections were held for the state as a whole.

1955 Andhra State Legislative Assembly election

11 February 1955 (1955-02-11)

196 seats in the Andhra State Legislative Assembly
99 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader B. Gopala Reddy Puchalapalli Sundarayya
Party INC CPI
Leader's seat Atmakur Gannavaram
Seats won 119 15
Popular vote 3,394,109 2,685,251
Percentage 39.35% 31.13%

Chief Minister before election

Vacant (President's rule)

Chief Minister

Bezawada Gopala Reddy
INC

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