Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1955

The Legislative Assembly elections in what was then referred to as Andhra State, consisting of Kosta and Rayalaseema regions, held in 1955 were significant.his was the last election before the Telangana regions and the Andhra State were merged to form Andhra Pradesh. 581 contestants were in fray for elections to be held in 167 Assembly constituencies, all of which were for general candidates, without any special reservations for SCs or STs. The Indian National Congress won in 119 Assembly constituencies out of the total 142 in which it contested. In comparison, the Communist Party of India performed poorly, winning a mere 15 seats out of all the 167 seats it contested. Dr. Bewazada Gopala Reddy of the INC became the Chief Minister of Andhra State. Sir Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi was the Governor of AP during the 1955 assembly elections. Dr. Reddy, popularly called Andhra Tagore because of his immense knowledge of Rabindranath Tagore’s works, contributed significantly to the economic, political and cultural stability of Andhra State. He promoted a number of radical economic policies as the Chief Minister of the state and also pioneered the culture of theatre performance and films in the state, through the Sahitya Academy of which he remained the Chairman for a long time.

List of Participating Political Parties in Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election in 1955

List of Winner and Runner-up Candidates in Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election 1955