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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2012 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-election
| country = India
| type = Legislative
| ongoing = No
| party_colour =
| previous_election = 2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
| previous_year = 2009
| next_election = 2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
| next_year = 2014
| election_date = 10 March, 18 March and 12 June 2012
| seats_for_election = Vacant 25 seats in the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| majority_seats =

| image1 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Jagan_Mohan_Reddy.jpg|bSize=100|cWidth=100|cHeight=120|oLeft=0|oTop=0}}
| leader1 = [[Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy]]
| leader_since1 = 2011
| party1 = YSR Congress Party
| alliance1 =
| leaders_seat1 = ''Did not contest''{{efn|Incumbent member of the [[Lok Sabha]] from the [[Kadapa Lok Sabha constituency]].}}
| seats_before1 = 0
| seats1 = 16
| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 16
| popular_vote1 =
| percentage1 =
| swing1 =

| image2 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Kiran_Kumar_Reddy.JPG|bSize=100|cWidth=100|cHeight=120|oLeft=0|oTop=0}}
| leader2 = [[N. Kiran Kumar Reddy]]
| leader_since2 = 2010
| party2 = Indian National Congress
| leaders_seat2 = ''Did not contest''{{efn|Incumbent member of the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] from the [[Pileru Assembly constituency]].}}
| seats_before2 = 20{{efn|Including two seats form the [[Praja Rajyam Party]], which merged into the Indian National Congress in 2011.}}
| seats2 = 2
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 18
| popular_vote2 =
| percentage2 =
| swing2 =

| image4 = {{CSS image crop|Image=K. Chandrasekhar Rao as Union Minister.jpg|bSize=100|cWidth=100|cHeight=120|oLeft=0|oTop=0}}
| leader4 = [[K. Chandrashekhar Rao]]
| leader_since4 = 2001
| party4 = Telangana Rashtra Samithi
| alliance4 =
| leaders_seat4 = ''Did not contest''{{efn|Incumbent member of the [[Lok Sabha]] from the [[Mahabubnagar Lok Sabha constituency]].}}
| seats_before4 = 0
| seats4 = 5
| seat_change4 = {{increase}} 5
| popular_vote4 =
| percentage4 =
| swing4 =

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| leader5 = [[N. Chandrababu Naidu]]
| leader_since5 = 1995
| party5 = Telugu Desam Party
| leaders_seat5 = ''Did not contest''{{efn|Incumbent member of the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] from the [[Kuppam Assembly constituency]].}}
| seats_before5 = 4
| seats5 = 0
| seat_change5 = {{decrease}} 4
| popular_vote5 =
| percentage5 =
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| map_image =
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| title = [[Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh|Chief Minister]]
| before_election = [[N. Kiran Kumar Reddy]]
| before_party = [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| posttitle = [[Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh|Chief Minister]] after election
| after_election = [[N. Kiran Kumar Reddy]]
| after_party = [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| popular_vote8 =
}}

The '''2012 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-election''' was held from March to June 2012 in three phases to fill vacancies to the 25 seats in the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]], following the death, resignation and disqualification of the incumbent members.

==Background==
Following the [[2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]], [[Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy]] was sworn in as [[Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh]] but died shortly thereafter in a [[2009 Andhra Pradesh helicopter crash|helicopter crash]]. His death, along with the intensifying [[Telangana movement]], contributed to a period of political instability in the state. His son, [[Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy]] later fell out with the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) and formed the [[YSR Congress Party]] (YSRCP). Many MLAs in the Andhra region left the INC to join YSRCP, while in the Telangana region, several MLAs joined the [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]] in demand for a separate state. These mass defections led to disqualifications, leaving assembly seats vacant and necessitating by-elections, which were held on 10 March 2012 for 1 seat, on 18 March 2012 for 6 seats and on 12 June 2012 for 18 seats.<ref name="toi">{{cite web|author=[[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]] |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Jagans-YSR-Congress-wins-Nellore-Lok-Sabha-14-assembly-seats/articleshow/14147764.cms |title=Jagan's YSR Congress wins Nellore Lok Sabha, 14 assembly seats |publisher=[[Times of India]] |date=15 June 2012 |access-date=15 June 2012}}</ref>

==Campaign==
The enforcement authorities seized approximately Rs. 32 crores in cash and gold valued around Rs. 9 crore, taking the total to Rs. 41 crore.<ref>{{Cite web |last=IANS |date=2012-06-06 |title=It is raining cash in Andhra Pradesh bypolls |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/it-is-raining-cash-in-andhra-pradesh-bypolls-104709-2012-06-05 |access-date=2026-02-14 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> Nearly 1.74 lakh litres of liquor were confiscated during the campaign period. The reported total exceeded the amount seized during the 2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Record 32 crore in cash seized ahead of Andhra Pradesh elections |url=https://www.ndtv.com/south/record-32-crore-in-cash-seized-ahead-of-andhra-pradesh-elections-487024 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250505155240/https://www.ndtv.com/south/record-32-crore-in-cash-seized-ahead-of-andhra-pradesh-elections-487024 |archive-date=2025-05-05 |access-date=2026-02-14 |work=www.ndtv.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=archive |first=From our online |date=2012-06-02 |title=Rs 11 lakh cash seized ahead of bypolls |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2012/May/08/rs-11-lakh-cash-seized-ahead-of-bypolls-365863.html |access-date=2026-02-14 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

On 27 May 2012, the [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] (CBI) arrested Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy in connection with alleged disproportionate assets and corruption charges.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Jagan Mohan Reddy arrested by CBI after three days of questioning in assets case |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/jagan-mohan-reddy-arrested-by-cbi-after-three-days-of-questioning-in-assets-case-485148 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20221013013452/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/jagan-mohan-reddy-arrested-by-cbi-after-three-days-of-questioning-in-assets-case-485148 |archive-date=2022-10-13 |access-date=2026-02-14 |work=NDTV.com}}</ref> The CBI alleged that Jagan had received investments from various companies in return for granting undue favours during the tenure of his father, Y. S. Rajashekhara Reddy as Chief Minister of the state from 2004 to 2009.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Jagan Mohan Reddy cannot 'masquerade' as victim, claims CBI in court |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/jagan-mohan-reddy-cannot-masquerade-as-victim-claims-cbi-in-court-485208 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20190920052320/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/jagan-mohan-reddy-cannot-masquerade-as-victim-claims-cbi-in-court-485208 |archive-date=2019-09-20 |access-date=2026-02-14 |work=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=archive |first=From our online |date=2012-05-16 |title=CBI says Jagan, YSR co-conspirators |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2012/Apr/01/cbi-says-jagan-ysr-co-conspirators-354316.html |access-date=2026-02-14 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2012-05-27 |title=CBI arrests Jaganmohan Reddy in disproportionate assets case |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/cbi-arrests-jaganmohan-reddy-in-disproportionate-assets-case/articleshow/13570778.cms |access-date=2026-02-14 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> Following his arrest, Jagan was remanded to judicial custody and lodged in [[Chanchalguda Central Jail]], Hyderabad.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2012-05-28 |title=Arrested Indian MP Jagan Mohan Reddy remanded |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-18231815 |access-date=2026-02-14 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> His bail petitions were rejected multiple times.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2012-11-28 |title=Assets case: Jagan’s bail plea rejected |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/Assets-case-Jagan%E2%80%99s-bail-plea-rejected/article15618097.ece |access-date=2026-02-14 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=PTI |date=2012-11-29 |title=Jagan Mohan Reddy's bail plea rejected |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/south/story/jagan-mohan-reddys-bail-plea-rejected-in-disproportionate-assets-case-122779-2012-11-28 |access-date=2026-02-14 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

With Jagan in judicial custody, the party's campaign was led by his mother [[Y. S. Vijayamma]] and his sister [[Y. S. Sharmila]]. Sharmila addressed multiple public meetings across constituencies, appealing to voters on grounds of perceived injustice and continuity of her father's welfare activities.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2012-06-11 |title=Stage set for crucial A.P. by-elections |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/stage-set-for-crucial-ap-byelections/article3512467.ece |access-date=2026-02-14 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

Public sentiment during the by-election varied regionally, with voters in the Telangana region focused on the demand for a separate state, while in the Andhra region, the arrest of Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy was an electoral factor.

==Results==
The result for the first and second phase of the by-election was declared on 21 March 2012. For the first time, [[3G]] technology was used to upload polling and counting data to the internet more quickly, with the counting process recorded using the web cameras.<ref>{{cite web|author=[[Times News Network|TNN]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/By-election-results-today/articleshow/12348469.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101154637/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-21/hyderabad/31219461_1_allowance-aquaculture-conversion |url-status=live |archive-date=1 January 2014 |title=By-election results today |date=21 March 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=15 June 2012}}</ref> The TRS won 4 seats, while the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], the YSRCP and an independent candidate won one seat each.

The third phase result was declared on 15 June 2012, the YSRCP emerged as the largest winner, winning 15 of the 18 contested seats. The INC won 2 seats, increasing its majority to 154 seats in the 294 member [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]. The TRS won one seat and the [[Telugu Desam Party]] drew blank. Notably, all the incumbent members who had resigned and re-contested were re-elected in both phases.

Following the declaration of the results, [[Y. S. Sharmila]] stated that her brother Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, who was then in judicial custody in connection with corruption charges, should become the Chief Minister in 2014. Chief Minister [[N. Kiran Kumar Reddy]] subsequently held meetings with party leaders and legislators to review the results.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Election results: Jagan sweeps polls; will be Chief Minister in 2014, predicts sister |url=https://www.ndtv.com/south/election-results-jagan-sweeps-polls-will-be-chief-minister-in-2014-predicts-sister-488308 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250501083848/https://www.ndtv.com/south/election-results-jagan-sweeps-polls-will-be-chief-minister-in-2014-predicts-sister-488308 |archive-date=2025-05-01 |access-date=2026-02-11 |work=www.ndtv.com |language=en}}</ref>

===Results by constituency===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" |District
! colspan="2" |Constituency
! colspan="5" |Winner
! colspan="5" |Runner Up
! rowspan="2" |Margin
|-
! No.
! Name
! Candidate
! colspan="2" | Party
! Votes
! %
! Candidate
! colspan="2" | Party
! Votes
! %
|-
|rowspan=2 |[[Adilabad district|Adilabad]]
!rowspan=2 |7
|rowspan=2 |[[Adilabad Assembly constituency|Adilabad]]
|[[Jogu Ramanna]]
|{{Party name with colour|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
|59,452
|49.34
|C. Ram Chandra Reddy
|{{Party name with colour|Indian National Congress}}
|28,056
|23.28
|style="background:{{party color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}};Color:white;"|31,396
|-
!colspan=11 |Bypoll held on 18 March 2012 following the resignation of the incumbent member Jogu Ramanna from Telugu Desam Party as MLA.
|-
|rowspan=2 |[[Nizamabad district|Nizamabad]]
!rowspan=2 |16
|rowspan=2 |[[Kamareddy Assembly constituency|Kamareddy]]
|[[Gampa Govardhan]]
|{{Party name with colour|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
|75,699
|55.23
|Adla Raja Reddy
|{{Party name with colour|Indian National Congress}}
|31,234
|22.79
|style="background:{{party color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}};Color:white;"|44,465
|-
!colspan=11 |Bypoll held on 18 March 2012 following the resignation of the incumbent member Gampa Govardhan from Telugu Desam Party as MLA.
|-
|rowspan=6 |[[Mahbubnagar district|Mahbubnagar]]
!rowspan=2 |74
|rowspan=2 |[[Mahbubnagar Assembly constituency|Mahbubnagar]]
|Yennam Srinivas Reddy
|{{Party name with colour|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|39,385
|31.51
|Ibrahim Syed
|{{Party name with colour|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
|37,506
|30.01
|style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};Color:white;"|1,879
|-
!colspan=11 |Bypoll held on 18 March 2012 following the death of the incumbent member N. Rajeshwar Reddy, who was an Independent on 30 October 2011.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2011-10-31 |title=Mahabubnagar MLA dead |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/mahabubnagar-mla-dead/article2584804.ece |access-date=2026-02-14 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan=2 |81
|rowspan=2 |[[Nagarkurnool Assembly constituency|Nagarkurnool]]
|[[Nagam Janardhan Reddy]]
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent (politician)}}|
|align="left"|[[Independent politician|IND]]
|71,001
|50.55
|Kuchakulla Damoder Reddy
|{{Party name with colour|Indian National Congress}}
|43,676
|31.09
|style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}} ; color:black;"|27,325
|-
!colspan=11 |Bypoll held on 18 March 2012 following the resignation of the incumbent member Nagam Janardhan Reddy from Telugu Desam Party as MLA.
|-
!rowspan=2 |85
|rowspan=2 |[[Kollapur Assembly constituency|Kollapur]]
|[[Jupally Krishna Rao]]
|{{Party name with colour|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
|58,107
|38.47
|Mamillapally Vishnuvardhan Reddy
|{{Party name with colour|Indian National Congress}}
|43,083
|28.53
|style="background:{{party color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}};Color:white;"|15,024
|-
!colspan=11 |Bypoll held on 18 March 2012 following the resignation of the incumbent member Jupally Krishna Rao from Indian National Congress as MLA.
|-
|rowspan=2 |[[Warangal district|Warangal]]
!rowspan=2 |99
|rowspan=2 |[[Ghanpur Station Assembly constituency|Ghanpur Station]] (SC)
|[[T. Rajaiah]]
|{{Party name with colour|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
|81,279
|47.84
|[[Kadiyam Srihari]]
|{{Party name with colour|Telugu Desam Party}}
|48,641
|28.63
|style="background:{{party color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}};Color:white;"|32,638
|-
!colspan=11 |Bypoll held on 18 March 2012 following the resignation of the incumbent member T. Rajaiah from Indian National Congress as MLA.
|-
|rowspan=2 |[[Nellore district|Nellore]]
!rowspan=2 |235
|rowspan=2 |[[Kovur Assembly constituency|Kovur]]
|[[Nallapareddy Prasanna Kumar Reddy]]
|{{Party name with colour|YSR Congress Party}}
|73,876
|42.00
|[[Somireddy Chandra Mohan Reddy]]
|{{Party name with colour|Telugu Desam Party}}
|50,382
|28.64
|style="background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};Color:white;"|23,494
|-
!colspan=11 |Bypoll held on 18 March 2012 following the resignation of the incumbent member Nallapareddy Prasanna Kumar Reddy from Telugu Desam Party as MLA.
|-
|rowspan=2 |[[Warangal district|Warangal]]
!rowspan=2 |104
|rowspan=2 |[[Parkal Assembly constituency|Parkal]]
|M. Bikshpathi
|{{Party name with colour|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
|51,936
|33.05
|[[Konda Surekha]]
|{{Party name with colour|YSR Congress Party}}
|50,374
|32.05
|style="background:{{party color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}};Color:white;"|1,562
|-
!colspan=11 |Bypoll held on 12 June 2012 following the resignation of the incumbent member Konda Surekha from Indian National Congress as MLA.
|-
|rowspan=2 |[[Srikakulam district|Srikakulam]]
!rowspan=2 |127
|rowspan=2 |[[Narasannapeta Assembly constituency|Narasannapeta]]
|[[Dharmana Krishna Das]]
|{{Party name with colour|YSR Congress Party}}
|54,454
|38.96
|Dharmana Rama Das
|{{Party name with colour|Indian National Congress}}
|47,412
|33.73
|style="background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};Color:white;"|7,312
|-
!colspan=11 |Bypoll held on 12 June 2012 following the resignation of the incumbent member Dharmana Krishna Das from Indian National Congress as MLA.
|-
|rowspan=2 |[[Visakhapatnam district|Visakhapatnam]]
!rowspan=2 |152
|rowspan=2 |[[Payakaraopet Assembly constituency|Payakaraopet]] (SC)
|[[Golla Babu Rao]]
|{{Party name with colour|YSR Congress Party}}
|71,963
|41.88
|Changala Venkata Rao
|{{Party name with colour|Telugu Desam Party}}
|57,601
|33.53
|style="background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};Color:white;"|14,362
|-
!colspan=11 |Bypoll held on 12 June 2012 following the resignation of the incumbent member Golla Babu Rao from Indian National Congress as MLA.
|-
|rowspan=2 |[[East Godavari district|East Godavari]]
!rowspan=2 |161
|rowspan=2 |[[Ramachandrapuram Assembly constituency|Ramachandrapuram]]
|[[Thota Trimurthulu]]
|{{Party name with colour|Indian National Congress}}
|77,292
|49.93
|[[Pilli Subhash Chandra Bose]]
|{{Party name with colour|YSR Congress Party}}
|65,373
|42.23
|style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}};Color:white;"|11,919
|-
!colspan=11 |Bypoll held on 12 June 2012 following the resignation of the incumbent member Pilli Subhash Chandra Bose from Indian National Congress as MLA.
|-
|rowspan=4 |[[West Godavari district|West Godavari]]
!rowspan=2 |177
|rowspan=2 |[[Narasapuram Assembly constituency|Narasapuram]]
|[[Kothapalli Subbarayudu]]
|{{Party name with colour|Indian National Congress}}
|58,368
|46.96
|[[Mudunuri Prasada Raju]]
|{{Party name with colour|YSR Congress Party}}
|53,896
|43.36
|style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}};Color:white;"|4,472
|-
!colspan=11 |Bypoll held on 12 June 2012 following the resignation of the incumbent member Mudunuri Prasada Raju from Indian National Congress as MLA.
|-
!rowspan=2 |186
|rowspan=2 |[[Polavaram Assembly constituency|Polavaram]] (ST)
|[[Tellam Balaraju]]
|{{Party name with colour|YSR Congress Party}}
|80,790
|53.87
|B. S. Rao
|{{Party name with colour|Telugu Desam Party}}
|45,023
|30.02
|style="background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};Color:white;"|35,767
|-
!colspan=11 |Bypoll held on 12 June 2012 following the resignation of the incumbent member Tellam Balaraju from Indian National Congress as MLA.
|-
|rowspan=4 |[[Guntur district|Guntur]]
!rowspan=2 |212
|rowspan=2 |[[Prathipadu, Guntur Assembly constituency|Prathipadu (Guntur)]] (SC)
|[[Mekathoti Sucharitha]]
|{{Party name with colour|YSR Congress Party}}
|87,742
|48.84
|Kandukuri Veeraiah
|{{Party name with colour|Telugu Desam Party}}
|70,961
|39.50
|style="background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};Color:white;"|16,781
|-
!colspan=11 |Bypoll held on 12 June 2012 following the resignation of the incumbent member Mekathoti Sucharitha from Indian National Congress as MLA.
|-
!rowspan=2 |220
|rowspan=2 |[[Macherla Assembly constituency|Macherla]]
|[[Pinnelli Ramakrishna Reddy]]
|{{Party name with colour|YSR Congress Party}}
|79,751
|46.67
|Chirumamilla Madhu Babu
|{{Party name with colour|Telugu Desam Party}}
|64,272
|37.61
|style="background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};Color:white;"|15,479
|-
!colspan=11 |Bypoll held on 12 June 2012 following the resignation of the incumbent member Pinnelli Ramakrishna Reddy from Indian National Congress as MLA.
|-
|rowspan=2 |[[Prakasam district|Prakasam]]
!rowspan=2 |227
|rowspan=2 |[[Ongole Assembly constituency|Ongole]]
|[[Balineni Srinivasa Reddy]]
|{{Party name with colour|YSR Congress Party}}
|77,222
|48.80
|[[Damacharla Janardhana Rao]]
|{{Party name with colour|Telugu Desam Party}}
|49,819
|31.48
|style="background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};Color:white;"|27,403
|-
!colspan=11 |Bypoll held on 12 June 2012 following the resignation of the incumbent member Balineni Srinivasa Reddy from Indian National Congress as MLA.
|-
|rowspan=2 |[[Nellore district|Nellore]]
!rowspan=2 |242
|rowspan=2 |[[Udayagiri Assembly constituency|Udayagiri]]
|[[Mekapati Chandrasekhar Reddy]]
|{{Party name with colour|YSR Congress Party}}
|75,103
|46.82
|Bollineni Venkata Ramarao
|{{Party name with colour|Telugu Desam Party}}
|44,505
|27.74
|style="background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};Color:white;"|30,598
|-
!colspan=11 |Bypoll held on 12 June 2012 following the resignation of the incumbent member Mekapati Chandrasekhar Reddy from Indian National Congress as MLA.
|-
|rowspan=2 |[[Kadapa district|Kadapa]]
!rowspan=2 |244
|rowspan=2 |[[Rajampet Assembly constituency|Rajampet]]
|[[Akepati Amarnath Reddy]]
|{{Party name with colour|YSR Congress Party}}
|76,951
|52.49
|[[Meda Venkata Mallikarjuna Reddy]]
|{{Party name with colour|Indian National Congress}}
|38,732
|26.42
|style="background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};Color:white;"|38,219
|-
!colspan=11 |Bypoll held on 12 June 2012 following the resignation of the incumbent member Akepati Amarnath Reddy from Indian National Congress as MLA.
|-
|rowspan=4 |[[Kadapa district|Kadapa]]
!rowspan=2 |246
|rowspan=2 |[[Kodur Assembly constituency|Kodur]] (SC)
|[[Koramutla Sreenivasulu]]
|{{Party name with colour|YSR Congress Party}}
|66,456
|53.80
|E. Kanuparthi
|{{Party name with colour|Indian National Congress}}
|34,465
|27.90
|style="background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};Color:white;"|31,991
|-
!colspan=11 |Bypoll held on 12 June 2012 following the resignation of the incumbent member Koramutla Sreenivasulu from Indian National Congress as MLA.
|-
!rowspan=2 |247
|rowspan=2 |[[Rayachoty Assembly constituency|Rayachoty]]
|[[Gadikota Srikanth Reddy]]
|{{Party name with colour|YSR Congress Party}}
|90,978
|57.15
|Sugavasi Subramanyam
|{{Party name with colour|Telugu Desam Party}}
|34,087
|21.41
|style="background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};Color:white;"|56,891
|-
!colspan=11 |Bypoll held on 12 June 2012 following the resignation of the incumbent member Gadikota Srikanth Reddy from Indian National Congress as MLA.
|-
|rowspan=4 |[[Kurnool district|Kurnool]]
!rowspan=2 |253
|rowspan=2 |[[Allagadda Assembly constituency|Allagadda]]
|[[Bhuma Shobha Nagi Reddy]]
|{{Party name with colour|YSR Congress Party}}
|88,697
|52.68
|[[G. Prathap Reddy]]
|{{Party name with colour|Indian National Congress}}
|51,902
|30.83
|style="background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};Color:white;"|36,795
|-
!colspan=11 |Bypoll held on 12 June 2012 following the resignation of the incumbent member Bhuma Shobha Nagi Reddy from Praja Rajyam Party, upon merger with the Indian National Congress as MLA.
|-
!rowspan=2 |263
|rowspan=2 |[[Yemmiganur Assembly constituency|Yemmiganur]]
|[[K. Chennakesava Reddy]]
|{{Party name with colour|YSR Congress Party}}
|64,155
|42.07
|B. V. Mohan Reddy
|{{Party name with colour|Telugu Desam Party}}
|44,052
|28.89
|style="background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};Color:white;"|20,103
|-
!colspan=11 |Bypoll held on 12 June 2012 following the resignation of the incumbent member K. Chennakesava Reddy from Indian National Congress as MLA.
|-
|rowspan=4 |[[Anantapur district|Anantapur]]
!rowspan=2 |267
|rowspan=2 |[[Rayadurg Assembly constituency|Rayadurg]]
|[[Kapu Ramachandra Reddy]]
|{{Party name with colour|YSR Congress Party}}
|79,171
|46.34
|D. R. Gunapati
|{{Party name with colour|Telugu Desam Party}}
|46,695
|27.33
|style="background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};Color:white;"|32,476
|-
!colspan=11 |Bypoll held on 12 June 2012 following the resignation of the incumbent member Kapu Ramachandra Reddy from Indian National Congress as MLA.
|-
!rowspan=2 |272
|rowspan=2 |[[Anantapur Urban Assembly constituency|Anantapur Urban]]
|Bodimalla Gurunatha Reddy
|{{Party name with colour|YSR Congress Party}}
|65,719
|52.90
|M. Sreenivasulu
|{{Party name with colour|Telugu Desam Party}}
|40,980
|32.98
|style="background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};Color:white;"|24,739
|-
!colspan=11 |Bypoll held on 12 June 2012 following the resignation of the incumbent member Bodimalla Gurunatha Reddy from Indian National Congress as MLA.
|-
|rowspan=2 |[[Chittoor district|Chittoor]]
!rowspan=2 |286
|rowspan=2 |[[Tirupati Assembly constituency|Tirupati]]
|[[Bhumana Karunakar Reddy]]
|{{Party name with colour|YSR Congress Party}}
|59,195
|43.29
|M. Venkararamana
|{{Party name with colour|Indian National Congress}}
|41,220
|30.14
|style="background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};Color:white;"|17,975
|-
!colspan=11 |Bypoll held on 12 June 2012 following the resignation of the incumbent member [[Chiranjeevi|Konidela Chiranjeevi]] from Praja Rajyam Party, upon merger with the Indian National Congress as MLA.
|}

==Analysis==
''[[The Hindu]]'' read this as possibly predictive of the [[2014 Indian general election|2014 general election]]. It also said that while the YSRCP was the favourite, there was a keen eye on who would finish second between the INC and the TDP.<ref name="hindu">{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/andhra-pradesh/article3531152.ece |title=By-election results today |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=15 June 2012 |access-date=15 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120617035618/http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/andhra-pradesh/article3531152.ece |archive-date=17 June 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''[[Rediff]]'' headlined the result as the "fledgling YSR Congress party...has swept the by-elections in Andhra Pradesh, denting the last bastion of Congress in south." It also pointed out that the loss of Tirupati was significant as it was the home district of the INC Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy and had previously been won by Chiranjeevi before his resignation to seek a ''Rajya Sabha'' seat.<ref name="rediff">{{cite web|author=Mohammed Siddique |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-ap-by-polls-jagan-heads-towards-possible-win/20120615.htm |title=Jagan DECIMATES Congress, TDP in Andhra by-polls |work=Rediff.com |date=15 June 2012 |access-date=15 June 2012}}</ref> The ''[[The Economic Times|Economic Times]]'' referred to the YSRCP's successful result as "riding on the sympathy wave in the wake of its leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy's arrest",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-06-15/news/32254724_1_assembly-seats-ysr-congress-party-mekapati-rajamohan-reddy |title=YSR Congress bags 8 assembly seats, leading in 7 |publisher=[[The Economic Times]] |date=15 June 2012 |access-date=15 June 2012}}{{dead link|date=October 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> and the ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' had a similar assessment.<ref>{{cite web|author=Ashok Das |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/YSR-Cong-headed-for-clean-sweep-in-Andhra-by-polls/Article1-872626.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120618033055/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/YSR-Cong-headed-for-clean-sweep-in-Andhra-by-polls/Article1-872626.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 June 2012 |title=AP: Cong on back foot as Jagan sweeps byelections |publisher=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=15 June 2012 |access-date=15 June 2012}}</ref>

==Notes==
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2012 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-election - Revision history

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