Andhra Pradesh Assembly Elections: Key things to know ahead of results on June 4

Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu are among the key contenders this time.

Andhra Pradesh went out to vote for the Assembly Elections on May 13, along with the Lok Sabha elections. The counting of elections will begin at 8 am, according to the Election Commission (EC).

This time, the YSRCP contended alone for all 175 seat, while the TDP nominated candidates in 144 seats. Pawan Kalyan-led Jana Sena Party (JSP) contested on 21 seats and the BJP contended on 10 seats.

The BJP contested 10 Assembly seats, while the Telugu Desam Party (TDP)  contended 144 state seats. Per the deal, JSP fielded candidates for 21 Assembly seats.

The high-octane Assembly Elections this time focused on crucial issues including, special category c status for the state, status for the state capital, allegations of corruption and unemployment.

Past performance

In the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election, the YSRCP emerged victorious by a wide margin, clinching 151 seats. YS Jagan Mohan Reddy took charge the Chief Minister. Meanwhile, the TDP managed to secure only 23 seats. Pawan Kalyan's JSP bagged only 1 seat, while the BJP and the Congress failed to make their way through in this southern state.

During the 2014 Andhra Pradesh Election, the TDP joined forced with the BJP, clinching 106 seats (TDP - 102 and BJP - 4), and the YSRCP secured 67 seats.

Key contenders in 2024

Key contenders in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections 2024 include Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy (YSRCP), TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu, JSP's Pawan Kalyan, Congress' Killi Kruparani, Dharmana Prasada Rao (YSRCP), Dharmana Krishna Das (YSRCP), Pamula Pushpa Sreevani (YSRCP), Nallamilli Ramakrishna Reddy (BJP), Raghu Rama Krishna Raju (TDP), Chintamaneni Prabhakar (TDP), YS Chowdary (BJP), Nadendla Manohar (JSP), Kanna Lakshminarayana (TDP), Adala Prabhakara Reddy (YSRCP), Amzath Basha Shaik Bepari (YSRCP), Nandamuri Balakrishna (TDP), Nallari Kishore Kumar Reddy (TDP), Nara Lokesh (TDP) and Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy (YSRCP).