Lok Sabha Election in Andhra Pradesh 2024: Date, schedule, constituency details

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India on Saturday announced the dates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections nationwide. According to the EC's announcement, Andhra Pradesh will hold elections for its 25 constituencies on May 13th. The coastal state's elections will take place in just one phase.

There are 25 Lok Sabha constituencies in Andhra Pradesh. In 2019, YSRCP won 22 seats, while 3 seats went to Chandrababu Naidu's TDP.

In detail: Lok Sabha Election Schedule

This year, Jana Sena is contesting the general elections in alliance with the BJP and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in Andhra Pradesh. As per the seat-sharing agreement, the BJP will contest six Lok Sabha seats in Andhra, while the TDP will contest 17 seats.

Prominent among those who got the TDP tickets in the second list include former minister Gorantla Buchaiah Chowdary for Rajahmundry (rural), Chintamaneni Prabhakar for Denduluru, Pulivarthi Nani for Chandragiri, Challa Ramachandra Reddy for Punganuru and Vemireddy Prashanti, who left the YSR Congress party along with her husband, Rajya Sabha member Vemireddy Prabhakar Reddy, has been awarded the TDP ticket from the Kovvur assembly constituency.

Meanwhile, YSRCP supremo and Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy will release the official list of candidates for the upcoming elections on March 16. Congress and BJP are yet to announce the names of candidates for the Andhra Pradesh.

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