The 5th United Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election was held in 1972. It was the fifth after formation of states.

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won 219 seats out of 287 seats. While,

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won 7 seats and Independent won 57 seats. The number of polling stations was 29,721 and the number of electors per polling station was 828.

Results

List of Assembly constituencies and winners

References

{{Andhra Pradesh elections

Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to t ...

State Assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh 1970s in Andhra Pradesh