# Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee

The Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee or (APCC) is the state unit of Indian National Congress for the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is responsible for organizing and coordinating the party's activities and campaigns within the state, as well as selecting candidates for local, state, and national elections of all the 26 districts in Andhra Pradesh. The current president of the committee is Y. S. Sharmila.
The APCC has its headquarters at Andhra Ratna Bhawan, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. The APCC is responsible for Congress party units.

## Structure & Composition

| S. No | Name | Designation |
| 1. | Manickam Tagore | AICC INCHARGE |
| 2. | Y. S. Sharmila | President Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee |
| 3. | Ramarao Lakkaraju | President Andhra Pradesh Youth Congress |
| 4. | Naga Madhu Yadav | President Andhra Pradesh NSUI |

## List of APCC Presidents

| S. No | Name | Constituency/District | Term |
| 39. | Y. S. Sharmila | Jubliehills, Hyderabad | 2024–Present |
| 38. | Gidugu Rudra Raju | Amalapuram, Konaseema | 2022 - 2024 |
| 37. | Sake Sailajanath | Singanamala, Anantapur | 2020 - 2022 |
| 36. | Raghu Veera Reddy | Madakasira, Anantapur | 2014 - 2020 |
| 35. | Botsa Satyanarayana | Cheepurupalli, Vizianagaram | 2011 - 2014 |
| (33). | Dharmapuri Srinivas | Nizamabad, Nizamabad | 2007 - 2011 |
| 34. | K. Keshava Rao | Hyderabad, Hyderabad | 2004 - 2007 |
| 33. | Dharmapuri Srinivas | Nizamabad, Nizamabad | 2003 - 2004 |
| 32. | Satyanarayana Rao | Karimnagar, Karimnagar | 2000- 2003 |
| (24). | Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy | Pulivendula, Kadapa | 1998 - 2000 |
| 31. | Mallikarjun Goud | Mahbubnagar, Mahbubnagar | 1996 - 1998 |
| 30. | Konijeti Rosaiah | Vemuru, Bapatla | 1994 - 1996 |
| 29. | Kayruddin Ahmed | Hyderabad, Hyderabad | 1994 - 1994 |
| 28. | Majji Tulasi Das | Palasa, Srikakulam | 1992 - 1994 |
| 27. | V. Hanumantha Rao | Ambeerpet, Hyderabad | 1990 - 1992 |
| 26. | Anantha Ramulu Mallu | Wyra, Khammam | 1990 - 1990 |
| (16). | Marri Chenna Reddy | Sanathnagar, Hyderabad | 1989 - 1990 |
| 25. | N. Janardhana Reddy | Venkatagiri, Nellore | 1988 - 1989 |
| (18). | Jalagam Vengala Rao | Sathupalli, Khammam | 1985 - 1987 |
| 24. | Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy | Pulivendula, Kadapa | 1983 - 1985 |
| 23. | Gaddam Venkatswamy | Chennur, Adilabad | 1982 - 1983 |
| 22. | C.Das | Hyderabad, Hyderabad | 1982 - 1982 |
| 21. | Kona Prabhakara Rao | Bapatla, Guntur | 1981 - 1982 |
| (18). | Jalagam Vengala Rao | Sathupalli, Khammam | 1981 - 1981 |
| 20. | V.B.Raju | Hyderabad, Hyderabad | 1981 - 1981 |
| 19. | M.Aziz | Hyderabad, Hyderabad | 1979 - 1981 |
| 18. | Jalagam Vengala Rao | Sathupalli, Khammam | 1979 - 1979 |
| 17. | Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy | Kurnool, Kurnool | 1978 - 1979 |
| 16. | Marri Chenna Reddy | Sanathnagar, Hyderabad | 1978 - 1978 |
| 15 | Shaik Mohammad Rahmatullah | Kadapa, Kadapa | 1977 - 1978 |
| 14. | Tadepalli Musalayya | Hyderabad, Hyderabad | 1976 - 1977 |
| 13. | V.Venkatanarayana | Hyderabad, Hyderabad | 1974 - 1976 |
| 12. | Mahmood Ismail | Hyderabad, Hyderabad | 1972 - 1974 |
| 11. | P. Narsa Reddy | Nirmal, Adilabad | 1971 - 1972 |
| 10. | B.V.Gurumurthy | Khairatabad, Hyderabad | 1969 - 1971 |
| 9. | Kakani Venkata Ratnam | Vuyyuru, Krishna | 1967 - 1969 |
| 8. | Peddireddy Thimmareddy | Kurnool, Kurnool | 1964 - 1967 |
| 7. | Gottipati Brahmayya | Machilipatnam, Krishna | 1962 - 1964 |
| 6. | Mullipudi Pallamraju | Kakinada, East Godavari | 1961 - 1962 |
| 5. | Nookala Narotham Reddy | Manukonda, Warangal | 1960 - 1960 |
| 4. | Pidatala Ranga Reddy | Giddaluru, Prakasam | 1958 - 1959 |
| 3. | Alluri Satyanarayana Raju | Narasapuram, West Godavari | 1954 - 1957 |
| 2. | Bezawada Gopala Reddy | Atmakuru, Nellore | 1953 - 1954 |
| 1. | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy | Anantapur, Anantapur | 1951 - 1953 |

## List of INC Presidents from Andhra Pradesh

| S.No | Name | Designation | Location |
| 1. | Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya | President | Eluru, Eluru district. |
| 2. | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy | President | Anantapur, Anantapur district. |
| 3. | Damodaram Sanjivayya | President | Kurnool, Kurnool district. |
| 4. | P. V. Narasimha Rao | President | Narsampeta, Warangal district. |
| 5. | Kasu Brahmananda Reddy | President | Narsaropeta, Palnadu district. |

## Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election History

Total number of seats in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly was 294 . After state division in 2014 total seats come down to 175.
| Election | Seats won | Change | Total votes | Share of votes | Swing | Status in Assembly | Leader/Chief Minister |
| 1955 & 1957 | 187 / 301 | N/A | 5,101,473 | 41.72% | N/A | Government | Bezawada Gopala Reddy (1955) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1957) |
| 1962 | 177 / 300 | 10 | 5,523,359 | 47.25% | 5.53% | Government | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy |
| 1967 | 165 / 287 | 12 | 6,292,649 | 45.42% | 1.83% | Government | Kasu Brahmananda Reddy |
| 1972 | 219 / 287 | 54 | 7,474,255 | 52.29% | 6.87% | Government | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| 1978 | 175 / 294 | 44 | 7,908,220 | 39.25% | 13.04% | Government | Marri Chenna Reddy |
| 1983 | 60 / 294 | 115 | 7,090,907 | 33.58% | 5.67% | Opposition (1983-84; 1984-85) External support to TDP Bhaskara Rao faction (1984) | Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy |
| 1985 | 50 / 294 | 10 | 8,566,891 | 37.25% | 3.67% | Opposition | Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy |
| 1989 | 181 / 294 | 131 | 13,539,785 | 47.09% | 9.84% | Government | Marri Chenna Reddy |
| 1994 | 26 / 294 | 155 | 10,540,182 | 33.85% | 13.24% | Opposition | Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy |
| 1999 | 91 / 294 | 65 | 13,526,309 | 40.61% | 6.76% | Opposition | Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy |
| 2004 | 185 / 294 | 94 | 13,793,461 | 38.56% | 2.05% | Government | Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy |
| 2009 | 156 / 294 | 29 | 15,374,448 | 36.55% | 2.01% | Government | Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy |
| 2014 | 0 / 175 | 156 | 5,668,061 | 11.71% | 24.84% | lost | Raghu Veera Reddy |
| 2019 | 0 / 175 | | 368,909 | 1.17% | 10.54% | lost | Raghu Veera Reddy |
| 2024 | 0 / 175 | | 580,613 | 1.72% | 0.55% | lost | Y. S. Sharmila |
* In 1957, elections were conducted in the newly added region of Telangana alone which includes 105 seats and then in 1962 elections were held for the state as a whole in all 300 seats.
* In 1978 Indira Gandhi led INC (I) won 175 seats while INC(O) won 30 seats with 17.01%.

## Lok Sabha election history

Total number of Lok Sabha seats in Andhra Pradesh is 42 and after division seats come down to 25 out of which Congress has none. Although the state has been one of its bastions for a long time, Congress has swiftly performed a political suicide by trampling upon the 'balance' during bifurcation of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Today, Congress is more of a namesake party failing to win even a single State assembly seat or Lok Sabha seat. Most of its prior leaders left the party leaving it with a couple of loyal remnants who have since faced bitter defeats. With a present vote share of 2.66% in Lok Sabha election, 1.72% in Andhra Pradesh Assembly election and almost no real hope of increasing it despite strong incumbency, Congress is not expected to do any better in the near future.
| Election | Seats won | Change | Total votes | Share of votes | Swing | Status in Lok Sabha | National Leader |
| 1957 | 37 / 43 | N/A | 4,906,044 | 51.47% | N/A | Government | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 1962 | 34 / 43 | 3 | 5,711,263 | 47.96% | 3.51% | Government | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 1967 | 35 / 41 | 1 | 6,354,959 | 46.82% | 1.14% | Government | Indira Gandhi |
| 1971 | 28 / 41 | 7 | 7,286,069 | 55.73% | 8.91% | Government | Indira Gandhi |
| 1977 | 41 / 42 | 13 | 9,582,708 | 57.36% | 1.63% | Opposition (1977-79) External support to JP(S) Gov't (1979-80) | Indira Gandhi |
| 1980 | 41 / 42 | | 9,508,388 | 56.24% | 1.12% | Government | Indira Gandhi |
| 1984 | 6 / 42 | 35 | 9,452,394 | 41.81% | 14.43% | Government | Rajiv Gandhi |
| 1989 | 39 / 42 | 33 | 14,671,782 | 51.01% | 9.20% | Opposition (1989-90) External support to SJP(R) Gov't (1990-91) | Rajiv Gandhi |
| 1991 | 25 / 42 | 14 | 11,610,772 | 45.55% | 5.46% | Government | Rajiv Gandhi (t.1991) assassinated P. V. Narasimha Rao (s.1991) |
| 1996 | 22 / 42 | 3 | 12,087,596 | 39.66% | 5.89% | Opposition (1996) External support to JD Gov't (1996–1998) | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| 1998 | 22 / 42 | | 12,269,475 | 38.46% | 1.20% | Opposition | Sitaram Kesri |
| 1999 | 5 / 42 | 17 | 14,278,099 | 42.79% | 4.33% | Opposition | Sonia Gandhi |
| 2004 | 29 / 42 | 24 | 14,861,984 | 41.56% | 1.23% | Government | Sonia Gandhi |
| 2009 | 33 / 42 | 3 | 16,377,941 | 38.95% | 2.61% | Government | Sonia Gandhi (Party Leader) Manmohan Singh (Prime Minister) |
| 2014 | 0 / 42 | 33 | 5,578,329 | 11.62% | 27.33% | Opposition | Sonia Gandhi (Party Leader) Rahul Gandhi (PM Candidate) |
| 2019 | 0 / 25 | | 406,977 | 1.31% | 10.31% | Opposition | Rahul Gandhi |
| 2024 | 0 / 25 | | 8,86,165 | 2.66% | 1.35% | Opposition | Mallikarjun Kharge (Party Leader) Rahul Gandhi |