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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 65 · 1962Reserved (SC)
Achanta
Winner — 1962
PADDALA SYAMASUNDRA RAO
CPI· Left
CPI 51.5%INC 46.4%3 others 2.1%
Votes
25,306
51.5% share
Winning margin
2,534
5.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
74.9%
of 65,533
A clear win with a 5.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PADDALA SYAMASUNDRA RAO | Left | 25,306 | 51.5% |
| 2 | DESARI PERUMALLU | INC | 22,772 | 46.4% |
| 3 | MATHE NARASIMHAM | Swatantra Party | 495 | 1.0% |
| 4 | GANTA BHARATI DEVI | REP | 425 | 0.9% |
| 5 | VARDHANAPU VENKANNA | IND | 100 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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.
Low turnout (157th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe5.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 2.4% · max 38.3%
How contested is turnout?
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72%
lowerhigher
157th of 175How crowded is the field?
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1.86
fewer partiesmore parties
171st of 175How much NOTA?
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0.7%
lowerhigher
118th of 175Where does the house stand?
SEAT
300 seats · 151 majority
How did the vote split?
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1.86EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 51.5%INC 46.4%OTH 2.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDThis seat number was reused from 2014. The district and local data on file describe the seat as contested from 2014, so they are not shown for earlier elections.