1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

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{{For|Lok Sabha elections|1984 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh}}

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

| country = India

| flag_year =

| type = Legislative

| ongoing = no

| party_colour =

| previous_election = 1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

| previous_year = 1978

| next_election = 1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

| next_year = 1985

| election_date = {{Start date|1983|05|01|df=yes}}

| seats_for_election = All 294 seats in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly

| majority_seats = 148

| registered = 31,846,694

| turnout = 21,560,642 (67.70%)
{{decrease}} 5.22%

| image_size = 100px

| image1 = {{CSS image crop|Image=NT Rama Rao.jpg|bSize=100|cWidth=100|cHeight=120|oLeft=0|oTop=0}}

| leader1 = N. T. Rama Rao

| leader_since1 =

| party1 = Telugu Desam Party

| alliance1 =

| leaders_seat1 = Gudivada (won; retained),
Tirupati (won; vacated)

| running_mate1 =

| last_election1 = Party did not exist

| seats1 = 201

| seat_change1 = New party

| popular_vote1 = 9,777,222

| percentage1 = 46.30%

| swing1 = New party

| image2 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Kaderbad Ravindranath with Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (cropped).jpg|bSize=100|cWidth=100|cHeight=120|oLeft=0|oTop=0}}

| leader2 = Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy

| leader_since2 =

| party2 = Indian National Congress (I)

| alliance2 =

| leaders_seat2 = Yemmiganur (won)

| running_mate2 =

| last_election2 = 175 seats, 39.25%

| seats2 = 60

| seats_after2 =

| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 115

| popular_vote2 = 7,090,907

| percentage2 = 33.58%

| swing2 = {{decrease}} 5.67%

| title = Chief minister

| posttitle =

| before_election = Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy

| before_colour =

| after_election = N. T. Rama Rao

| after_colour =

| before_party = Indian National Congress (I)

| after_party = Telugu Desam Party

| result =

}}

The 1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election was held in May 1983 for all 294 constituencies in Andhra Pradesh.{{cite web |last1=Election Commission of India |title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1983 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ANDHRA PRADESH |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4048-andhra-pradesh-1983/}} The elections were conducted to elect the government in the state of Andhra Pradesh for the following five years. The TDP secured a huge majority winning 201 seats. The Indian National Congress secured only 60 seats. The election was held in January 1983 instead of August 1983 as scheduled. N. T. Rama Rao was sworn in as the 10th and the first non-Congress Chief Minister of the state on 9 January 1983 with ten cabinet ministers and five ministers of State.