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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 83 · 1962
Kankipadu
Winner — 1962
CHENNUPATI RAMAKOTAIAH
INC· INC
INC 47.0%CPI 46.8%1 others 6.1%
Votes
22,092
47.0% share
Winning margin
84
0.2% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
84.9%
of 55,345
Kankipadu was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.2% — fewer than 84 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHENNUPATI RAMAKOTAIAH | INC | 22,092 | 47.0% |
| 2 | MYNENI LAKSHMANASWAMY | Left | 22,008 | 46.8% |
| 3 | ADUSUMILLI DURGA VARAPRASADA RAO | Swatantra Party | 2,882 | 6.1% |
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.
High turnout (21st), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.8% · min 0.2% · max 35.7%
How contested is turnout?
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89%
lowerhigher
21st of 175How crowded is the field?
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2.06
fewer partiesmore parties
126th of 175How much NOTA?
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0.5%
lowerhigher
164th of 175Where does the house stand?
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300 seats · 151 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.0%CPI 46.8%SWA 6.1%
Who ran, on record?
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— 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.