Elections to the 11th term of the Andhra Pradesh legislative assembly were held in 1999. This election is etched in history as the first election held after NTR’s death. 2,104 candidates were in fray contesting for a total of 294 assembly constituencies.
The Telugu Desam Party continued to rule in the state, owing to the massive mass support and popularity to Nara Chandrababu Naidu, who continued his role as chief minister of the state.
The TDP won with a thumping majority, bagging 180 assembly seats, compared with 91 seats won by the Congress. Distinguished Indian economist and ex-governor of the Reserve Bank of India C. Rangarajan was the governor of Andhra Pradesh during this period.
K. Pratibha Bharati was the speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Vidhan Sabha, being the first woman speaker in the state.
N. Chandrababu Naidu as the chief minister of the state for his second term brought about some phenomenal contributions in AP, promising to turn it into the “Asian Tiger” for the next two decades.
He was awarded the South Asian of the Year award by the Time magazine as well as the Business Person of the Year award by The Economic Times for his efficient management of the state that turned a rural, backward, impoverished society into an IT hub, generating employment not only for the youth of Andhra Pradesh, but across the country. .
As short-term sacrifices to bring about the much-needed long-term developments, Naidu slashed subsidies in food and increased power taxes. In return, he established Hyderabad as a world-class city.
The credit for developing Hyderabad into a major IT, Pharma and Healthcare center goes to CBN.
Hitec City, Gachibowli were developed as IT centers during his term as CM.
http://www.elections.in/andhra-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/1999-election-results.html
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