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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 25 · 1967
Visakhapatnam II
Winner — 1967
P. S. RAO
CPM· Left
CPM 32.0%INC 29.2%5 others 38.8%
Votes
12,305
32.0% share
Winning margin
1,059
2.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
54.9%
of 70,087
A closely fought contest. P. S. RAO won with a 2.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. S. RAO | Left | 12,305 | 32.0% |
| 2 | P. M. NAIDU | INC | 11,246 | 29.2% |
| 3 | M. B. SARMA | Left | 5,295 | 13.8% |
| 4 | P. R. R. M. ROY | IND | 4,769 | 12.4% |
| 5 | T. Y. NAIDU | IND | 3,967 | 10.3% |
| 6 | K. V. RAO | IND | 547 | 1.4% |
| 7 | L. R. DARUWALA | IND | 373 | 1.0% |
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 (160th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.3% · min 2.8% · max 53.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
160th of 175How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.91
fewer partiesmore parties
167th of 175How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
145th of 175Where does the house stand?
SEAT
287 seats · 144 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.91EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 32.0%INC 29.2%CPI 13.8%IND 12.4%IND 10.3%OTH 2.4%
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.