Telugu Desam Party

Telugu Desam Party
Leader N. Chandrababu Naidu
Parliamentary Chairperson Y S Chowdary
Lok Sabha leader Thota Narasimham
Rajya Sabha leader Tulla Devender Goud
Founder N. T. Rama Rao
Founded 29 March 1982 (1982-03-29)
Headquarters NTR Bhavan, Rd No.2, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana[1]
Student wing Telugu Nadu Students Federation (TNSF)[2]
Youth wing Telugu Yuvata[3]
Women's wing Telugu Mahila[3]
Labour wing Telugu Nadu Trade Union Council (TNTUC)[3]
Peasant's wing Telugu Raithu[3]
Ideology Regionalism
Social liberalism
Integral humanism
Conservatism
Political position Centre
Colours Yellow
ECI Status State Party[4]
Alliance National Democratic Alliance (1999-2005; 2014-present)
National Front (1989-1996)
United Front (1996-1998)
Third Front (2009)
Seats in Lok Sabha
16 / 545
Seats in Rajya Sabha
6 / 245
Seats in the Legislative Assembly
118 / 175

(Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly)[5]


15 / 119

(Telangana Legislative Assembly)

Election symbol
Website
www.telugudesam.org

Telugu Desam Party ("party of the Telugu land"), abbreviated as TDP, is a regional political party active in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.[6] The party was founded by N. T. Rama Rao on 29 March 1982. Since 1995, the party is headed by Nara Chandrababu Naidu, the incumbent Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. The party's headquarters is located at NTR Bhavan in the Hyderabad.

N T Rama Rao became the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh in 1983 within nine months of the party's formation, thus forming the first non-congress government in Andhra Pradesh.[7] TDP also achieved the rare distinction of being the first regional party to become the main opposition party in Lok Sabha from 1984 to 1989.[8]

Parliamentary Leader

Mr Y. S. Chowdary is elected as the parliamentary Head for Telugu Desam Party on June 4, 2014.[9]

Ideology and symbolism

TDP follows a regionalist, pro-Telugu ideology. TDP uses yellow as the background colour for the flag with a hut, wheel and plough symbol in the foreground. A bicycle is used as the official party symbol.


Election history

Lok Sabha

The total number of Lok Sabha seats in (previously undivided) Andhra Pradesh (1956-2014) was 42. After the 2014 bifurcation, there are 25 Lok Sabha seats in Andhra Pradesh and 17 Lok Sabha seats in Telangana.The national united front was formed with NTR as chairperson.Under the leadership of chandrababu naidu the NDA government was formed with Atal Bihari Vajpayee as the prime minister of India.The TDP had Balayogi as the 12th lok sabha speaker.

Year General Election Seats won Change of Seats Vote% Change of Vote%
1984 8th Lok Sabha 32 4.31%
1989 9th Lok Sabha 2 Decrease 30 3.29% Decrease 1.02%
1991 10th Lok Sabha 13 Increase 11 2.96% Decrease 0.33%
1996 11th Lok Sabha 16 Increase 3 2.97% Increase 0.01%
1998 12th Lok Sabha 12 Decrease 4 2.77% Decrease 0.20%
1999 13th Lok Sabha 29 Increase 17 3.65% Increase 0.83%
2004 14th Lok Sabha 5 Decrease 24 3.04% Decrease 0.61%
2009 15th Lok Sabha 6 Increase 1 2.51% Decrease 0.53%
2014 16th Lok Sabha 16 Increase 10 2.52% Increase 0.01%

List of Chief Ministers

* N. T. Rama Rao

See also

References

  1. "contact TDP". Telugudesam.org. Retrieved 2014-01-21.
  2. "Telugu Nadu Students Federation (TNSF) holds dharna at TSPSC". newswala.com. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "TDP appoints leaders for its frontal wings". thehindu.com. May 25, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  4. "List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013" (PDF). India: Election Commission of India. 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  5. "TDP wins 102 out of 175 seats".
  6. http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/tdp-plans-to-emerge-as-a-national-party/article6053898.ece
  7. List of Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh
  8. Indian general election, 1984
  9. "Y.S. Choudary is TDP Parliamentary Party leader". The Hindu. 2014-06-05. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2015-12-02.

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