Kakinada (AP-7): 1996 vs 1998 — Billion Ballots

1996

GOPALAKRISHNA THOTA

TDPUnited Front

Margin38,4995.3%

Winner votes3,08,48042.4%

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TDPINCNTRTDP(LP)BJPCPI(ML)(L)

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	GOPALAKRISHNA THOTA TDP	3,08,480	42.4%
2	THOTA SUBBA RAO INC	2,69,981	37.1%
3	CHIKKALA RAMACHANDRARAO NTRTDP(LP)	1,22,149	16.8%
4	B.S.R. KRISHNA BJP	12,751	1.8%
5	MURTHY NAINALASETTY CPI(ML)(L)	5,029	0.7%
6	SENAPATI LOKABAANDAVARAO IND	1,276	0.2%
7	VENKATARAJU JYOTULA IND	1,248	0.2%
8	BADUGU SURYA NARAYANA MURTY IND	1,014	0.1%
9	SEPENI SURYARAO IND	824	0.1%
10	PATTAMATTA RAGHU RAMA RAO IND	736	0.1%
11	P. SUNDARAYYA YADAV SP	714	0.1%
12	DOKIBURRA RAJA RAO IND	650	0.1%
13	GIDLA SIMHACHALAM IND	606	0.1%
14	CHANDRAKANTH DODLA IND	445	0.1%
15	C. SUBHASH AIIC(T)	410	0.1%
16	GURRAM KAMESWA RAO IND	406	0.1%
17	KUNCHE APPARAO IND	361	0.1%
18	EEGALA BALA KRISHNA RAO IND	352	0.1%
19	N. VENKANNABABU(GUPTA)(DAS PRAKASH BABU) IND	230	0.0%
20	DUNDA SUBBARAJU IND	175	0.0%
21	DIMMALA NAGESWARA RAO IND	162	0.0%

Turnout64.0%Votes cast7,45,143Electors11,64,878

1998

KRISHNAMRAJU U.V.

BJPNDA (NDA)

Margin67,7998.4%

Winner votes3,30,38141.1%

ReservationGEN

BJPTDPINCCPI(ML)(L)BSP

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	KRISHNAMRAJU U.V. BJP	3,30,381	41.1%
2	GOPALA KRISHNA THOTA TDP	2,62,582	32.6%
3	MALLIPUDI MANGAPATHI PALLAMRAJU INC	1,93,178	24.0%
4	MURTHY NAINALASETTY CPI(ML)(L)	8,682	1.1%
5	CHOLLANGI VENU BSP	3,549	0.4%
6	PITTA SAHADEVUDU IND	2,381	0.3%
7	RAJARAO GOLLEPALLI IND	1,874	0.2%
8	PENTAPATI CHANDRASEKHARARAO IND	1,456	0.2%
9	VADAKATTU NEHRU IND	569	0.1%

Turnout70.3%Votes cast8,15,242Electors11,59,644

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