A display drive apparatus for driving a plurality of two-dimensionally arranged display pixels constituting a display panel based on display data, the display pixels being provided along a plurality of rows and columns, each of the display pixels including a light emitting element which emits a light by a supplied current, the display drive apparatus comprising at least: a current generation section which generates a signal current (Ic) which controls a luminance gradation of each display pixel, based on the display data; a selection circuit which sequentially sets each of the display pixels corresponding to each of said plurality of rows of the display panel in a selected state, during a selection period; and a current write circuit which sequentially fetches the signal current (Ic) corresponding to the display pixels in each of the rows, and supplies a gradation current (Ipix) having a current value based on the signal current (Ic) to the display pixels in each of the rows in accordance with the selection period for setting the selected state, characterized in that the selection circuit sets the selection period for setting the selected state to a period including a non-overlapping period and an overlapping period, wherein in the non-overlapping period, selection periods of adjacent two rows are not overlapped, and in the overlapping period, selection periods of said adjacent two rows are overlapped, wherein the current generation section has means for sequentially supplying the signal current (Ic) corresponding to two display pixels in each column of the display pixels corresponding to said adjacent two rows to the current write circuit in time series, the current write circuit includes a plurality of current holding circuits which are provided in accordance with respective columns of the display pixels in each of the rows, sequentially hold the signal current (Ic) supplied from the current generation section in accordance with the timing of time-series supply, and sequentially supply as the gradation current (Ipix) a current having a current value based on the signal current (Ic) to said two display pixels of said two adjacent rows, wherein each of the current holding circuits includes two current holding/outputting sections (143a, 143b) corresponding to said two display pixels of said adjacent two rows, wherein each of the current holding/outputting sections (143a, 143b) includes means which begins an output of the gradation current (Ipix) at the same time as the signal current (Ic) is supplied, and outputs the gradation current (Ipix) over the selection period of each row. a current generation section which generates a signal current (Ic) which controls a luminance gradation of each display pixel, based on the display data; a selection circuit which sequentially sets each of the display pixels corresponding to each of said plurality of rows of the display panel in a selected state, during a selection period; and a current write circuit which sequentially fetches the signal current (Ic) corresponding to the display pixels in each of the rows, and supplies a gradation current (Ipix) having a current value based on the signal current (Ic) to the display pixels in each of the rows in accordance with the selection period for setting the selected state, characterized in that the selection circuit sets the selection period for setting the selected state to a period including a non-overlapping period and an overlapping period, wherein in the non-overlapping period, selection periods of adjacent two rows are not overlapped, and in the overlapping period, selection periods of said adjacent two rows are overlapped, wherein the current generation section has means for sequentially supplying the signal current (Ic) corresponding to two display pixels in each column of the display pixels corresponding to said adjacent two rows to the current write circuit in time series, the current write circuit includes a plurality of current holding circuits which are provided in accordance with respective columns of the display pixels in each of the rows, sequentially hold the signal current (Ic) supplied from the current generation section in accordance with the timing of time-series supply, and sequentially supply as the gradation current (Ipix) a current having a current value based on the signal current (Ic) to said two display pixels of said two adjacent rows, wherein each of the current holding circuits includes two current holding/outputting sections (143a, 143b) corresponding to said two display pixels of said adjacent two rows, wherein each of the current holding/outputting sections (143a, 143b) includes means which begins an output of the gradation current (Ipix) at the same time as the signal current (Ic) is supplied, and outputs the gradation current (Ipix) over the selection period of each row.