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Andhra Pradesh · PC 31 · 1979 by-election
Secunderabad
Winner — 1979 by-election
P.S.SHANKER
INC(I)
INC(I) 48.9%JNP 42.6%15 others 8.5%
Votes
1,53,037
48.9% share
Winning margin
19,945
6.4% of votes
Total votes cast
3,12,679
Candidates
17
Seat history
All Candidates
17 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P.S.SHANKER |  INC(I) | 1,53,037 | 48.9% |
| 2 | T.L.KANTAMMA(W) | 1,33,092 | 42.6% | |
| 3 | R.B.GOUR | 15,062 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | M.M.ALIBAG | IND | 1,757 | 0.6% |
| 5 | G.K.SWAMY | IND | 1,373 | 0.4% |
| 6 | B.R.CHANDRIAH | IND | 1,174 | 0.4% |
| 7 | G.YADAV | BCM | 1,164 | 0.4% |
| 8 | N.V.K.S.S.RAO | IND | 1,033 | 0.3% |
| 9 | D.RAJ | IND | 1,010 | 0.3% |
| 10 | C.S.RAO | IND | 948 | 0.3% |
| 11 | SOLOMON | IND | 754 | 0.2% |
| 12 | M.M.J.ALI | IND | 586 | 0.2% |
| 13 | K.S.CHARY | IND | 469 | 0.1% |
| 14 | K.R.KASU | IND | 378 | 0.1% |
| 15 | N.M.NANAVATY | IND | 314 | 0.1% |
| 16 | D.V.S.S.MURTY | IND | 284 | 0.1% |
| 17 | E.V.PADMANABHAN | IND | 244 | 0.1% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
A two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean6.4%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 14.4% · min 1.2% · max 35.1%
How contested is turnout?
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53%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
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2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
How much NOTA?
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— NOT REPORTEDHow often does it back the winner?
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neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
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2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 48.9%JNP 42.6%OTH 8.5%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTEDHistorical constituency — last contested in 2004. Redrawn or abolished in a later delimitation, so it has no present-day district or state context; its full territorial history is above and in the Seat-history drawer.