2012 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-election

2012 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-election
10 March, 18 March and 12 June 2012
Vacant 25 seats in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy N. Kiran Kumar Reddy
Party YSRCP INC
Leader since 2011 2010
Leader's seat Did not contest[a] Did not contest[b]
Seats before 0 20[c]
Seats won 16 2
Seat change 16 18
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader K. Chandrashekhar Rao N. Chandrababu Naidu
Party TRS TDP
Leader since 2001 1995
Leader's seat Did not contest[d] Did not contest[e]
Seats before 0 4
Seats won 5 0
Seat change 5 4
Chief Minister before election

N. Kiran Kumar Reddy
INC

Chief Minister after election

N. Kiran Kumar Reddy
INC

The 2012 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-election was held from March to June 2012 in three phases to fill vacancies to the 25 seats in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, following the death, resignation and disqualification of the incumbent members.

Background

Following the 2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy was sworn in as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh but died shortly thereafter in a helicopter crash. His death, along with the intensifying Telangana movement, contributed to a period of political instability in the state. His son, Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy later fell out with the Indian National Congress (INC) and formed the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP). Many MLAs in the Andhra region left the INC to join YSRCP, while in the Telangana region, several MLAs joined the Telangana Rashtra Samithi in demand for a separate state. These mass defections led to disqualifications, leaving assembly seats vacant and necessitating by-elections, which were held on 10 March 2012 for 1 seat, on 18 March 2012 for 6 seats and on 12 June 2012 for 18 seats.[1]

Campaign

The enforcement authorities seized approximately Rs. 32 crores in cash and gold valued around Rs. 9 crore, taking the total to Rs. 41 crore.[2] Nearly 1.74 lakh litres of liquor were confiscated during the campaign period. The reported total exceeded the amount seized during the 2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.[3][4]

On 27 May 2012, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy in connection with alleged disproportionate assets and corruption charges.[5] The CBI alleged that Jagan had received investments from various companies in return for granting undue favours during the tenure of his father, Y. S. Rajashekhara Reddy as Chief Minister of the state from 2004 to 2009.[6][7][8] Following his arrest, Jagan was remanded to judicial custody and lodged in Chanchalguda Central Jail, Hyderabad.[9] His bail petitions were rejected multiple times.[10][11]

With Jagan in judicial custody, the party's campaign was led by his mother Y. S. Vijayamma and his sister Y. S. Sharmila. Sharmila addressed multiple public meetings across constituencies, appealing to voters on grounds of perceived injustice and continuity of her father's welfare activities.[12]

Public sentiment during the by-election varied regionally, with voters in the Telangana region focused on the demand for a separate state, while in the Andhra region, the arrest of Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy was an electoral factor.

Results

The result for the first and second phase of the by-election was declared on 21 March 2012. For the first time, 3G technology was used to upload polling and counting data to the internet more quickly, with the counting process recorded using the web cameras.[13] The TRS won 4 seats, while the Bharatiya Janata Party, the YSRCP and an independent candidate won one seat each.

The third phase result was declared on 15 June 2012, the YSRCP emerged as the largest winner, winning 15 of the 18 contested seats. The INC won 2 seats, increasing its majority to 154 seats in the 294 member Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. The TRS won one seat and the Telugu Desam Party drew blank. Notably, all the incumbent members who had resigned and re-contested were re-elected in both phases.

Following the declaration of the results, Y. S. Sharmila stated that her brother Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, who was then in judicial custody in connection with corruption charges, should become the Chief Minister in 2014. Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy subsequently held meetings with party leaders and legislators to review the results.[14]

Results by constituency

District Constituency Winner Runner Up Margin
No. Name Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes %
Adilabad 7 Adilabad Jogu Ramanna TRS 59,452 49.34 C. Ram Chandra Reddy INC 28,056 23.28 31,396
Bypoll held on 18 March 2012 following the resignation of the incumbent member Jogu Ramanna from Telugu Desam Party as MLA.
Nizamabad 16 Kamareddy Gampa Govardhan TRS 75,699 55.23 Adla Raja Reddy INC 31,234 22.79 44,465
Bypoll held on 18 March 2012 following the resignation of the incumbent member Gampa Govardhan from Telugu Desam Party as MLA.
Mahbubnagar 74 Mahbubnagar Yennam Srinivas Reddy BJP 39,385 31.51 Ibrahim Syed TRS 37,506 30.01 1,879
Bypoll held on 18 March 2012 following the death of the incumbent member N. Rajeshwar Reddy, who was an Independent on 30 October 2011.[15]
81 Nagarkurnool Nagam Janardhan Reddy IND 71,001 50.55 Kuchakulla Damoder Reddy INC 43,676 31.09 27,325
Bypoll held on 18 March 2012 following the resignation of the incumbent member Nagam Janardhan Reddy from Telugu Desam Party as MLA.
85 Kollapur Jupally Krishna Rao TRS 58,107 38.47 Mamillapally Vishnuvardhan Reddy INC 43,083 28.53 15,024
Bypoll held on 18 March 2012 following the resignation of the incumbent member Jupally Krishna Rao from Indian National Congress as MLA.
Warangal 99 Ghanpur Station (SC) T. Rajaiah TRS 81,279 47.84 Kadiyam Srihari TDP 48,641 28.63 32,638
Bypoll held on 18 March 2012 following the resignation of the incumbent member T. Rajaiah from Indian National Congress as MLA.
Nellore 235 Kovur Nallapareddy Prasanna Kumar Reddy YSRCP 73,876 42.00 Somireddy Chandra Mohan Reddy TDP 50,382 28.64 23,494
Bypoll held on 18 March 2012 following the resignation of the incumbent member Nallapareddy Prasanna Kumar Reddy from Telugu Desam Party as MLA.
Warangal 104 Parkal M. Bikshpathi TRS 51,936 33.05 Konda Surekha YSRCP 50,374 32.05 1,562
Bypoll held on 12 June 2012 following the resignation of the incumbent member Konda Surekha from Indian National Congress as MLA.
Srikakulam 127 Narasannapeta Dharmana Krishna Das YSRCP 54,454 38.96 Dharmana Rama Das INC 47,412 33.73 7,312
Bypoll held on 12 June 2012 following the resignation of the incumbent member Dharmana Krishna Das from Indian National Congress as MLA.
Visakhapatnam 152 Payakaraopet (SC) Golla Babu Rao YSRCP 71,963 41.88 Changala Venkata Rao TDP 57,601 33.53 14,362
Bypoll held on 12 June 2012 following the resignation of the incumbent member Golla Babu Rao from Indian National Congress as MLA.
East Godavari 161 Ramachandrapuram Thota Trimurthulu INC 77,292 49.93 Pilli Subhash Chandra Bose YSRCP 65,373 42.23 11,919
Bypoll held on 12 June 2012 following the resignation of the incumbent member Pilli Subhash Chandra Bose from Indian National Congress as MLA.
West Godavari 177 Narasapuram Kothapalli Subbarayudu INC 58,368 46.96 Mudunuri Prasada Raju YSRCP 53,896 43.36 4,472
Bypoll held on 12 June 2012 following the resignation of the incumbent member Mudunuri Prasada Raju from Indian National Congress as MLA.
186 Polavaram (ST) Tellam Balaraju YSRCP 80,790 53.87 B. S. Rao TDP 45,023 30.02 35,767
Bypoll held on 12 June 2012 following the resignation of the incumbent member Tellam Balaraju from Indian National Congress as MLA.
Guntur 212 Prathipadu (Guntur) (SC) Mekathoti Sucharitha YSRCP 87,742 48.84 Kandukuri Veeraiah TDP 70,961 39.50 16,781
Bypoll held on 12 June 2012 following the resignation of the incumbent member Mekathoti Sucharitha from Indian National Congress as MLA.
220 Macherla Pinnelli Ramakrishna Reddy YSRCP 79,751 46.67 Chirumamilla Madhu Babu TDP 64,272 37.61 15,479
Bypoll held on 12 June 2012 following the resignation of the incumbent member Pinnelli Ramakrishna Reddy from Indian National Congress as MLA.
Prakasam 227 Ongole Balineni Srinivasa Reddy YSRCP 77,222 48.80 Damacharla Janardhana Rao TDP 49,819 31.48 27,403
Bypoll held on 12 June 2012 following the resignation of the incumbent member Balineni Srinivasa Reddy from Indian National Congress as MLA.
Nellore 242 Udayagiri Mekapati Chandrasekhar Reddy YSRCP 75,103 46.82 Bollineni Venkata Ramarao TDP 44,505 27.74 30,598
Bypoll held on 12 June 2012 following the resignation of the incumbent member Mekapati Chandrasekhar Reddy from Indian National Congress as MLA.
Kadapa 244 Rajampet Akepati Amarnath Reddy YSRCP 76,951 52.49 Meda Venkata Mallikarjuna Reddy INC 38,732 26.42 38,219
Bypoll held on 12 June 2012 following the resignation of the incumbent member Akepati Amarnath Reddy from Indian National Congress as MLA.
Kadapa 246 Kodur (SC) Koramutla Sreenivasulu YSRCP 66,456 53.80 E. Kanuparthi INC 34,465 27.90 31,991
Bypoll held on 12 June 2012 following the resignation of the incumbent member Koramutla Sreenivasulu from Indian National Congress as MLA.
247 Rayachoty Gadikota Srikanth Reddy YSRCP 90,978 57.15 Sugavasi Subramanyam TDP 34,087 21.41 56,891
Bypoll held on 12 June 2012 following the resignation of the incumbent member Gadikota Srikanth Reddy from Indian National Congress as MLA.
Kurnool 253 Allagadda Bhuma Shobha Nagi Reddy YSRCP 88,697 52.68 G. Prathap Reddy INC 51,902 30.83 36,795
Bypoll held on 12 June 2012 following the resignation of the incumbent member Bhuma Shobha Nagi Reddy from Praja Rajyam Party, upon merger with the Indian National Congress as MLA.
263 Yemmiganur K. Chennakesava Reddy YSRCP 64,155 42.07 B. V. Mohan Reddy TDP 44,052 28.89 20,103
Bypoll held on 12 June 2012 following the resignation of the incumbent member K. Chennakesava Reddy from Indian National Congress as MLA.
Anantapur 267 Rayadurg Kapu Ramachandra Reddy YSRCP 79,171 46.34 D. R. Gunapati TDP 46,695 27.33 32,476
Bypoll held on 12 June 2012 following the resignation of the incumbent member Kapu Ramachandra Reddy from Indian National Congress as MLA.
272 Anantapur Urban Bodimalla Gurunatha Reddy YSRCP 65,719 52.90 M. Sreenivasulu TDP 40,980 32.98 24,739
Bypoll held on 12 June 2012 following the resignation of the incumbent member Bodimalla Gurunatha Reddy from Indian National Congress as MLA.
Chittoor 286 Tirupati Bhumana Karunakar Reddy YSRCP 59,195 43.29 M. Venkararamana INC 41,220 30.14 17,975
Bypoll held on 12 June 2012 following the resignation of the incumbent member Konidela Chiranjeevi from Praja Rajyam Party, upon merger with the Indian National Congress as MLA.

Analysis

The Hindu read this as possibly predictive of the 2014 general election. It also said that while the YSRCP was the favourite, there was a keen eye on who would finish second between the INC and the TDP.[16] Rediff headlined the result as the "fledgling YSR Congress party...has swept the by-elections in Andhra Pradesh, denting the last bastion of Congress in south." It also pointed out that the loss of Tirupati was significant as it was the home district of the INC Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy and had previously been won by Chiranjeevi before his resignation to seek a Rajya Sabha seat.[17] The Economic Times referred to the YSRCP's successful result as "riding on the sympathy wave in the wake of its leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy's arrest",[18] and the Hindustan Times had a similar assessment.[19]

Notes

  1. ^ Incumbent member of the Lok Sabha from the Kadapa Lok Sabha constituency.
  2. ^ Incumbent member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Pileru Assembly constituency.
  3. ^ Including two seats form the Praja Rajyam Party, which merged into the Indian National Congress in 2011.
  4. ^ Incumbent member of the Lok Sabha from the Mahabubnagar Lok Sabha constituency.
  5. ^ Incumbent member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Kuppam Assembly constituency.

References

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