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<div class="vector-body-before-content"> <div class="mw-indicators"> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Political system of Andhra Pradesh</div> <p> The <b>Politics of Andhra Pradesh</b> take place in the context of a <a href="/wiki/Bicameralism" title="Bicameralism">bicameral</a> <a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_system" title="Parliamentary system">parliamentary system</a> within the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_India" title="Constitution of India">Constitutional framework of India</a>. The main parties in the state are the <a href="/wiki/Telugu_Desam_Party" title="Telugu Desam Party">Telugu Desam Party</a> (TDP), <a href="/wiki/Janasena_Party" title="Janasena Party">Janasena Party</a> (JSP), and <a href="/wiki/YSR_Congress_Party" title="YSR Congress Party">YSR Congress Party</a> (YSRCP). Other parties that have small presence in the state include the <a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">Bharatiya Janata Party</a> (BJP), <a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a> (INC), and <a href="/wiki/Left-wing_politics" title="Left-wing politics">Left parties</a>, including both <a href="/wiki/Communist_Party_of_India_(Marxist)" title="Communist Party of India (Marxist)">Communist Party of India (Marxist)</a> (CPI(M)) and <a href="/wiki/Communist_Party_of_India" title="Communist Party of India">Communist Party of India</a> (CPI). </p><p><a href="/wiki/N._Chandrababu_Naidu" title="N. Chandrababu Naidu">N. Chandrababu Naidu</a> is the incumbent <a href="/wiki/Chief_Minister_of_Andhra_Pradesh" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh">Chief Minister</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="United_Andhra_Pradesh">United Andhra Pradesh</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Politics_of_Andhra_Pradesh&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: United Andhra Pradesh"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/States_Reorganisation_Commission" title="States Reorganisation Commission">States Reorganisation Commission</a> was appointed to prepare for the creation of states on linguistic lines. Thus, merging the Telugu-speaking region of <a href="/wiki/Hyderabad_State" title="Hyderabad State">Hyderabad State</a> (<a href="/wiki/Telangana" title="Telangana">Telangana</a>) with Telugu-speaking state of <a href="/wiki/Andhra_state" class="mw-redirect" title="Andhra state">Andhra state</a>, the Central Government, established a unified <a href="/wiki/Andhra_Pradesh" title="Andhra Pradesh">Andhra Pradesh</a> on 1 November 1956.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1953–1983"><span id="1953.E2.80.931983"></span>1953–1983</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Politics_of_Andhra_Pradesh&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: 1953–1983"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a> party won all the state elections from the emergence of the state on 1 October 1953 till 1983. Projects like <a href="/wiki/Nagarjuna_Sagar" class="mw-redirect" title="Nagarjuna Sagar">Nagarjuna Sagar</a> and <a href="/wiki/Srisailam" title="Srisailam">Srisailam</a> Dams were constructed during this time. There were ten different <a href="/wiki/Chief_minister" title="Chief minister">Chief Ministers</a> from the formation of the state in 1956 till 1983. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Telangana_movement">Telangana movement</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Politics_of_Andhra_Pradesh&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Telangana movement"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Marri_Chenna_Reddy" title="Marri Chenna Reddy">Marri Chenna Reddy</a> formed the <a href="/wiki/Telangana_Praja_Samithi" title="Telangana Praja Samithi">Telangana Praja Samithi</a> party to lead the <a href="/wiki/Telangana_movement" title="Telangana movement">Telangana movement</a>. In November 1969, there was a major split in the party which eventually led to the downfall of the movement. He resigned his position to make room for a leader from Telangana to become the Chief Minister. On 30 September 1971, <a href="/wiki/P._V._Narasimha_Rao" title="P. V. Narasimha Rao">P. V. Narasimha Rao</a> became the Chief Minister.<sup id="cite_ref-aponline.gov.in_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aponline.gov.in-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Jai_Andhra_movement">Jai Andhra movement</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Politics_of_Andhra_Pradesh&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Jai Andhra movement"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Jai Andhra movement is a 1972 <a href="/wiki/Political_movement" title="Political movement">political movement</a> in support for the creation of <a href="/wiki/Andhra_state" class="mw-redirect" title="Andhra state">Andhra state</a> in the light of injustices felt by the people of the Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema Regions.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was after the HC and SC upheld the Mulki rules in existence at the time. This disenfranchised a vast majority of the population of the state from obtaining jobs in their own state capital. In ensuing protests and police firing eight people were killed.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Over 400 people sacrificed their lives for the movement. One of the main opinions expressed was "Development is seen only in and around Hyderabad and it is time the coastal districts also develop rapidly". </p><p>Removal of Mulkhi rules and all other demands were met and a <a href="/wiki/Pre-2004_Telangana_protests#Six-Point_Formula_of_1973" title="Pre-2004 Telangana protests">six-point formula</a> was put in place. After nine ministers from Seemandhra region in the <a href="/wiki/P._V._Narasimha_Rao" title="P. V. Narasimha Rao">P. V. Narasimha Rao</a> cabinet resigned, he had to resign as <a href="/wiki/List_of_Chief_Ministers_of_Andhra_Pradesh" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh">Chief minister</a> of Andhra Pradesh on 10 January 1973, and <a href="/wiki/President%27s_rule" title="President's rule">President's rule</a> was imposed in the state. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1983–1989"><span id="1983.E2.80.931989"></span>1983–1989</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Politics_of_Andhra_Pradesh&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 1983–1989"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1983, <a href="/wiki/N._T._Rama_Rao" title="N. T. Rama Rao">N. T. Rama Rao</a> (NTR), a popular Telugu actor, established his <a href="/wiki/Telugu_Desam_Party" title="Telugu Desam Party">Telugu Desam Party</a> (<i>Telugu Desam</i>, meaning Land of Telugus) with the support of people's dissent arising out of frequent changes in chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh by Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Indira_Gandhi" title="Indira Gandhi">Indira Gandhi</a>. He ran on a platform of "Telugu Pride". Within nine months of its founding, Telugu Desam was voted to power and NTR became the first "Non-Congress" Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Nadendla_Bhaskara_Rao" class="mw-redirect" title="Nadendla Bhaskara Rao">Nadendla Bhaskara Rao</a> broke with the party and formed a state government with the help of the opposition <a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Congress(I)</a>. However his government lasted only 31 days as he did not command a majority in the <a href="/wiki/Andhra_Pradesh_Legislative_Assembly" title="Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly">Assembly</a>. NTR was reinstated to power on 16 September 1984. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1989–1994"><span id="1989.E2.80.931994"></span>1989–1994</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Politics_of_Andhra_Pradesh&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 1989–1994"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Congress returned to power when <a href="/wiki/Marri_Chenna_Reddy" title="Marri Chenna Reddy">Marri Chenna Reddy</a> was sworn in for his second term as Chief Minister on 3 December 1989.The Congress lasted in power until the elections of 1994. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1994–2004"><span id="1994.E2.80.932004"></span>1994–2004</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Politics_of_Andhra_Pradesh&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 1994–2004"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1999_Andhra_Pradesh_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election">1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election</a></div> <p>In the elections of 1994, <a href="/wiki/N._T._Rama_Rao" title="N. T. Rama Rao">N. T. Rama Rao</a>'s Telugu Desam Party ran advocating <a href="/wiki/Prohibition" title="Prohibition">prohibition</a> of alcohol in response to a women's movement. He had then recently married his second wife <a href="/wiki/Lakshmi_Parvathi" title="Lakshmi Parvathi">Lakshmi Parvathi</a>. NTR's campaign focused on the rural areas which won him a significant majority in the state elections of 1995. </p><p>When NTR became the Chief Minister in 1994, he appointed one of his sons-in-law <a href="/wiki/Nara_Chandrababu_Naidu" class="mw-redirect" title="Nara Chandrababu Naidu">Nara Chandrababu Naidu</a> as the Revenue Minister. Soon after the formation of the government, Naidu took the MLAs of NTR Cabinet in Viceroy Hotel, Hyderabad and convinced them to support him in order to save the TDP. NTR was dethroned and the TDP's leadership passed on to Chandrababu Naidu faction. The new <a href="/wiki/NTR_Telugu_Desam_Party_(Lakshmi_Parvathi)" title="NTR Telugu Desam Party (Lakshmi Parvathi)">NTR TDP (LP)</a> party was formed by Lakshmi Parvati after NTR's death on 18 January 1996 in order to challenge Naidu's TDP. Chandrababu Naidu's TDP won the next elections with a huge majority. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2004–2009"><span id="2004.E2.80.932009"></span>2004–2009</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Politics_of_Andhra_Pradesh&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 2004–2009"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Under <a href="/wiki/Y._S._Rajasekhara_Reddy" title="Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy">Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy</a> (YSR), the Indian National Congress party won the <a href="/wiki/Andhra_Pradesh_Legislative_Assembly_Elections_2004" class="mw-redirect" title="Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Elections 2004">2004 elections</a> as part of a coalition with TRS. During the run-up to the 2004 elections, Y.S Rajasekhara Reddy was able to bring a common platform and mutual agreement within the <a href="/wiki/Andhra_Pradesh_Congress_Committee" title="Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee">Andhra Pradesh unit of the Congress</a>. His campaign took form of a three-month-long "padhayatra" or journey on foot. The elections resulted in the defeat of the then-ruling <a href="/wiki/Telugu_Desam_Party" title="Telugu Desam Party">Telugu Desam Party</a> under the leadership of <a href="/wiki/N._Chandrababu_Naidu" title="N. Chandrababu Naidu">N. Chandrababu Naidu</a>. The Congress also won the municipal elections in 2005, district local body elections in 2006, and Panchayat Elections in 2006. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2009–2014"><span id="2009.E2.80.932014"></span>2009–2014</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Politics_of_Andhra_Pradesh&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 2009–2014"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2009_Andhra_Pradesh_state_assembly_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="2009 Andhra Pradesh state assembly elections">2009 Andhra Pradesh state assembly elections</a></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/2009_Andhra_Pradesh_general_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2009 Andhra Pradesh general election">2009 Andhra Pradesh general election</a> the <a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a> under the leadership of YSR won a simple majority by winning 156 of 294 assembly seats. Telugu Desam Party gained a few more assembly seats than the previous election. <a href="/wiki/Praja_Rajyam_Party" title="Praja Rajyam Party">Praja Rajyam Party</a> founded by <a href="/wiki/Chiranjeevi" title="Chiranjeevi">Chiranjeevi</a> won 16% of the votes. The TRS and the Left parties in combination won less than 7% of the votes. <a href="/wiki/Lok_Satta_Party" title="Lok Satta Party">Lok Satta Party</a> won its first Assembly seat and captured more than 1% vote share. </p><p>As Rajasekhara Reddy died on 2 September 2009 in a helicopter crash, <a href="/wiki/K._Rosaiah" class="mw-redirect" title="K. Rosaiah">K. Rosaiah</a> of the Indian National Congress took charge as <a href="/wiki/Chief_Minister" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Minister">Chief Minister</a> of <a href="/wiki/Andhra_Pradesh" title="Andhra Pradesh">Andhra Pradesh</a>. However Rosaiah resigned as Chief Minister on health grounds on 24 November 2010. The next day, Chief Minister <a href="/wiki/Nallari_Kiran_Kumar_Reddy" class="mw-redirect" title="Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy">Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy</a> of <a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a> took charges as <a href="/wiki/Chief_Minister_of_Andhra_Pradesh" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh">Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Telangana_movement_2">Telangana movement</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Politics_of_Andhra_Pradesh&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Telangana movement"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Kalvakuntla_Chandrashekar_Rao" class="mw-redirect" title="Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao">Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao</a>(KCR) started <a href="/wiki/Telangana_Rashtra_Samithi" class="mw-redirect" title="Telangana Rashtra Samithi">Telangana Rashtra Samithi</a>(TRS) party in 2001 to lead the second phase of the <a href="/wiki/Telangana_movement" title="Telangana movement">Telangana movement</a> which reached its peak during the period 2009–2014. This resulted in carving of the <a href="/wiki/Telangana" title="Telangana">Telangana</a> state on 2 June 2014. There was unsuccessful <a href="/wiki/Samaikyandhra_Movement" title="Samaikyandhra Movement">counter agitation</a> in <a href="/wiki/Rayalaseema" title="Rayalaseema">Rayalaseema</a> and <a href="/wiki/Coastal_Andhra" title="Coastal Andhra">Coastal Andhra</a> regions to stop the partition of the state. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Present_day_Andhra_Pradesh">Present day Andhra Pradesh</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Politics_of_Andhra_Pradesh&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Present day Andhra Pradesh"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2014–2019"><span id="2014.E2.80.932019"></span>2014–2019</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Politics_of_Andhra_Pradesh&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: 2014–2019"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2014_Andhra_Pradesh_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election">2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election</a></div> <p>On 2 June 2014 the aftermath of 14th Assembly general election, <a href="/wiki/Telugu_Desam_Party" title="Telugu Desam Party">Telugu Desam Party</a> won 104 seats out of 175 Seats. Telugu Actor turned politician <a href="/wiki/Pawan_Kalyan" title="Pawan Kalyan">Pawan Kalyan</a> supported <a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">Bharatiya Janata Party</a>-Telugu Desam Party coalition and <a href="/wiki/N._Chandrababu_Naidu" title="N. Chandrababu Naidu">N. Chandrababu Naidu</a> became the first Chief Minister of bifurcated Andhra Pradesh defeating <a href="/wiki/Y._S._Jagan_Mohan_Reddy" title="Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy">Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy</a> of <a href="/wiki/YSR_Congress_Party" title="YSR Congress Party">YSR Congress Party</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2019–2024"><span id="2019.E2.80.932024"></span>2019–2024</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Politics_of_Andhra_Pradesh&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: 2019–2024"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2019_Andhra_Pradesh_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election">2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election</a></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/2019_Andhra_Pradesh_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election">2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election</a>, the Telugu Desam Party contested alone, without any alliance. The <a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a> was earlier split into the INC and YSR Congress Party led by Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy. <a href="/wiki/Jana_Sena_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Jana Sena Party">Jana Sena Party</a> led by <a href="/wiki/Pawan_Kalyan" title="Pawan Kalyan">Pawan Kalyan</a> also participated with an alliance with the <a href="/wiki/Communist_Party_of_India" title="Communist Party of India">CPI</a>, <a href="/wiki/Communist_Party_of_India_(Marxist)" title="Communist Party of India (Marxist)">CPI(M)</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bahujan_Samaj_Party" title="Bahujan Samaj Party">BSP</a>. The TDP won only 23 seats while the YSR Congress Party swept the elections with a majority of 151 seats. Its leader Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy became the <a href="/wiki/Chief_Minister_of_Andhra_Pradesh" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh">Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh</a> on 30 May 2019. Jana Sena Party won only 1 seat with 5.43% vote share in the state. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2024_to_present">2024 to present</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Politics_of_Andhra_Pradesh&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: 2024 to present"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2024_Andhra_Pradesh_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election">2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election</a></div> <p>In the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, the TDP formed an alliance with the JSP and BJP under the NDA alliance. The NDA secured a sweeping victory with a majority of 164 seats, while the incumbent YSRCP managed to win only 11 out of 175 seats, failing to secure the role of opposition in the state. <a href="/wiki/N._Chandrababu_Naidu" title="N. Chandrababu Naidu">N. Chandrababu Naidu</a>, leader of the TDP and the three-time Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, assumed the office for the fourth time on 12 June 2024. The JSP, which won all the 21 seats they contested, got its leader <a href="/wiki/Pawan_Kalyan" title="Pawan Kalyan">Pawan Kalyan</a> appointed as Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Politics_of_Andhra_Pradesh&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Andhra_Pradesh_Reorganisation_Act,_2014" title="Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014">Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_chief_ministers_of_Andhra_Pradesh" title="List of chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh">List of chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Andhra_Pradesh" title="Government of Andhra Pradesh">Government of Andhra Pradesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Andhra_Pradesh" title="Elections in Andhra Pradesh">Elections in Andhra Pradesh</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Politics_of_Andhra_Pradesh&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131220113947/http://www.aponline.gov.in/quick%20links/hist-cult/history_post.html">"APonline - History and Culture - History-Post-Independence Era"</a>. <i>aponline.gov.in</i>. 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title="Coastal Andhra">Coastal Andhra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rayalaseema" title="Rayalaseema">Rayalaseema</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left: 1em; padding-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_districts_of_Andhra_Pradesh" title="List of districts of Andhra Pradesh">Districts</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0;text-align: left;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alluri_Sitharama_Raju_district" title="Alluri Sitharama Raju district">Alluri Sitharama Raju</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anakapalli_district" title="Anakapalli district">Anakapalli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anantapur_district" title="Anantapur district">Anantapur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Annamayya_district" title="Annamayya district">Annamayya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bapatla_district" title="Bapatla district">Bapatla</a></li> <li><a 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title="Parvathipuram Manyam district">Parvathipuram Manyam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prakasam_district" title="Prakasam district">Prakasam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nellore_district" title="Nellore district">Nellore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Srikakulam_district" title="Srikakulam district">Srikakulam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Sathya_Sai_district" title="Sri Sathya Sai district">Sri Sathya Sai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tirupati_district" title="Tirupati district">Tirupati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Visakhapatnam_district" title="Visakhapatnam district">Visakhapatnam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vizianagaram_district" title="Vizianagaram district">Vizianagaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Godavari_district" title="West Godavari district">West Godavari</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left: 1em; padding-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_India_by_population" title="List of cities 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title="Chilakaluripet">Chilakaluripet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chittoor" title="Chittoor">Chittoor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dharmavaram,_Sri_Sathya_Sai_district" title="Dharmavaram, Sri Sathya Sai district">Dharmavaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kadiri" title="Kadiri">Kadiri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eluru" title="Eluru">Eluru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gudivada" title="Gudivada">Gudivada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guntakal" title="Guntakal">Guntakal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guntur" title="Guntur">Guntur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hindupur" title="Hindupur">Hindupur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kadapa" title="Kadapa">Kadapa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kakinada" title="Kakinada">Kakinada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kurnool" title="Kurnool">Kurnool</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Machilipatnam" title="Machilipatnam">Machilipatnam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madanapalle" title="Madanapalle">Madanapalle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nandyal" title="Nandyal">Nandyal</a></li> <li><a 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Pradesh">Madhya Pradesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Maharashtra" title="Politics of Maharashtra">Maharashtra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Manipur" title="Politics of Manipur">Manipur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Meghalaya" class="mw-redirect" title="Politics of Meghalaya">Meghalaya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Mizoram" title="Politics of Mizoram">Mizoram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Nagaland" title="Politics of Nagaland">Nagaland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Odisha" title="Politics of Odisha">Odisha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Punjab,_India" title="Politics of Punjab, India">Punjab</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Rajasthan" title="Politics of Rajasthan">Rajasthan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Sikkim" class="mw-redirect" title="Politics of Sikkim">Sikkim</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Tamil_Nadu" title="Politics of Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Telangana" title="Politics of Telangana">Telangana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Tripura" title="Politics of Tripura">Tripura</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Uttar_Pradesh" class="mw-redirect" title="Politics of Uttar Pradesh">Uttar Pradesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Uttarakhand" class="mw-redirect" title="Politics of Uttarakhand">Uttarakhand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_West_Bengal" title="Politics of West Bengal">West Bengal</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:right; vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Union_territory" title="Union territory">Union territories</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Politics_of_Andaman_and_Nicobar_Islands&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Politics of Andaman and Nicobar Islands (page does not exist)">Andaman and Nicobar Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Chandigarh" title="Politics of Chandigarh">Chandigarh</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Politics_of_Dadra_and_Nagar_Haveli_and_Daman_and_Diu&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Politics of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (page does not exist)">Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Politics_of_Delhi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Politics of Delhi (page does not exist)">Delhi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Jammu_and_Kashmir_(union_territory)" class="mw-redirect" title="Politics of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)">Jammu and Kashmir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Ladakh" title="Politics of Ladakh">Ladakh</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Politics_of_Lakshadweep&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Politics of Lakshadweep (page does not exist)">Lakshadweep</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Politics_of_Puducherry_(union_territory)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Politics of Puducherry (union territory) (page does not exist)">Puducherry</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Elections_in_Andhra_Pradesh197" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a 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style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1951%E2%80%9352_Indian_general_election_in_Madras_State" title="1951–52 Indian general election in Madras State">1951–52</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_Indian_general_election_in_Andhra_Pradesh" title="1957 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Indian_general_election_in_Andhra_Pradesh" title="1962 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Indian_general_election_in_Andhra_Pradesh" title="1967 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Indian_general_election_in_Andhra_Pradesh" title="1971 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Indian_general_election_in_Andhra_Pradesh" title="1977 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Indian_general_election_in_Andhra_Pradesh" title="1980 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Indian_general_election_in_Andhra_Pradesh" title="1984 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Indian_general_election_in_Andhra_Pradesh" title="1989 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Indian_general_election_in_Andhra_Pradesh" title="1991 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Indian_general_election_in_Andhra_Pradesh" title="1996 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Indian_general_election_in_Andhra_Pradesh" title="1998 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Indian_general_election_in_Andhra_Pradesh" title="1999 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Indian_general_election_in_Andhra_Pradesh" title="2004 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Indian_general_election_in_Andhra_Pradesh" title="2009 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Indian_general_election_in_Andhra_Pradesh" title="2014 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Indian_general_election_in_Andhra_Pradesh" title="2019 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Indian_general_election_in_Andhra_Pradesh" title="2024 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Andhra_Pradesh_Legislative_Assembly" title="Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly">Assembly elections</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1955_Andhra_State_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="1955 Andhra State Legislative Assembly election">1955</a> (<a href="/wiki/Andhra_State" title="Andhra State">Andhra</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_Andhra_Pradesh_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="1957 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Andhra_Pradesh_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="1962 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Andhra_Pradesh_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="1967 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Andhra_Pradesh_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="1972 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Andhra_Pradesh_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Andhra_Pradesh_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Andhra_Pradesh_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Andhra_Pradesh_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Andhra_Pradesh_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Andhra_Pradesh_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Andhra_Pradesh_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Andhra_Pradesh_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Andhra_Pradesh_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Andhra_Pradesh_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Andhra_Pradesh_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Local elections</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_urban_local_bodies_in_Andhra_Pradesh" title="List of urban local bodies in Andhra Pradesh">Municipal</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1995_Andhra_Pradesh_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1995 Andhra Pradesh local elections (page does not exist)">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000%E2%80%9301_Andhra_Pradesh_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2000–01 Andhra Pradesh local elections (page does not exist)">2000–01</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2005%E2%80%9306_Andhra_Pradesh_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2005–06 Andhra Pradesh local elections (page does not exist)">2005–06</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_Greater_Hyderabad_Municipal_Corporation_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2010 Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation election (page does not exist)">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Andhra_Pradesh_local_elections" title="2014 Andhra Pradesh local elections">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Kakinada_Municipal_Corporation_election" title="2017 Kakinada Municipal Corporation election">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Andhra_Pradesh_municipal_elections" title="2021 Andhra Pradesh municipal elections">2021</a></li></ul> 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local elections (page does not exist)">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Andhra_Pradesh_rural_local_bodies_elections" title="2014 Andhra Pradesh rural local bodies elections">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Andhra_Pradesh_panchayat_elections" title="2021 Andhra Pradesh panchayat elections">2021</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div>See also: <a href="/wiki/Template:Indian_elections" title="Template:Indian elections">Template:Indian elections</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="23x15px&#124;_&#124;alt=&#124;link=_State_of_Andhra_Pradesh690" style="vertical-align: middle;;padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse 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scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left: 1em; padding-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Category:Andhra_Pradesh" title="Category:Andhra Pradesh">Topics</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;text-align: left;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Andhra_Pradesh" title="History of Andhra Pradesh">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Andhra_Pradesh" title="Geography of Andhra Pradesh">Geography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Andhra_Pradesh" title="Government of Andhra Pradesh">Government</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telugu_language" title="Telugu language">Language</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telugu_people" title="Telugu people">People</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Andhra_Pradesh" title="Demographics of Andhra Pradesh">Demographics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_Andhra_Pradesh" title="Culture of Andhra Pradesh">Culture</a></li> 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style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt>Song</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Maa_Telugu_Thalliki" class="mw-redirect" title="Maa Telugu Thalliki">Maa Telugu Thalliki</a></dd> <dt>Language</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Telugu_language" title="Telugu language">Telugu</a></dd> <dt>Dance</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Kuchipudi" title="Kuchipudi">Kuchipudi</a></dd> <dt>Sport</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Kabaddi" title="Kabaddi">Kabaddi</a></dd> <dt>Animal</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Blackbuck" title="Blackbuck">Blackbuck</a></dd> <dt>Bird</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Rose-ringed_parakeet" title="Rose-ringed parakeet">Rose-ringed parakeet</a></dd> <dt>Fish</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Channa_marulius" title="Channa marulius">Great Snakehead</a></dd> <dt>Flower</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Jasminum_officinale" title="Jasminum officinale">Jasmine</a></dd> <dt>Fruit</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Banganapalle_(mango)" title="Banganapalle (mango)">Banginapalli Mango</a></dd> <dt>Tree</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Azadirachta_indica" title="Azadirachta indica">Neem</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left: 1em; padding-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_India" title="Administrative divisions of India">Regions</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;text-align: left;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/North_Andhra" title="North Andhra">North Andhra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coastal_Andhra" title="Coastal Andhra">Coastal Andhra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rayalaseema" title="Rayalaseema">Rayalaseema</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left: 1em; padding-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_districts_of_Andhra_Pradesh" title="List of districts of Andhra Pradesh">Districts</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0;text-align: left;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alluri_Sitharama_Raju_district" title="Alluri Sitharama Raju district">Alluri Sitharama Raju</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anakapalli_district" title="Anakapalli district">Anakapalli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anantapur_district" title="Anantapur district">Anantapur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Annamayya_district" title="Annamayya district">Annamayya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bapatla_district" title="Bapatla district">Bapatla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chittoor_district" title="Chittoor district">Chittoor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Godavari_district" title="East Godavari district">East Godavari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eluru_district" title="Eluru district">Eluru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guntur_district" title="Guntur district">Guntur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kadapa_district" title="Kadapa district">Kadapa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kakinada_district" title="Kakinada district">Kakinada</a></li> <li><a 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district">Tirupati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Visakhapatnam_district" title="Visakhapatnam district">Visakhapatnam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vizianagaram_district" title="Vizianagaram district">Vizianagaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Godavari_district" title="West Godavari district">West Godavari</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left: 1em; padding-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_India_by_population" title="List of cities in India by population">Metropolis</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;text-align: left;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Visakhapatnam" title="Visakhapatnam">Visakhapatnam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijayawada" title="Vijayawada">Vijayawada</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left: 1em; padding-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Andhra_Pradesh_by_population" title="List of cities in Andhra Pradesh by population">Cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0;text-align: left;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adoni" title="Adoni">Adoni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anantapur" title="Anantapur">Anantapur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhimavaram" title="Bhimavaram">Bhimavaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chilakaluripet" title="Chilakaluripet">Chilakaluripet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chittoor" title="Chittoor">Chittoor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dharmavaram,_Sri_Sathya_Sai_district" title="Dharmavaram, Sri Sathya Sai district">Dharmavaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kadiri" title="Kadiri">Kadiri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eluru" title="Eluru">Eluru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gudivada" title="Gudivada">Gudivada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guntakal" title="Guntakal">Guntakal</a></li> <li><a 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