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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 112 · 1972
Chirala
Winner — 1972
KOTAIAH GUDDANTI
INC· Congress (R)
INC 49.0%IND 48.0%3 others 3.0%
Votes
29,476
49.0% share
Winning margin
598
1.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
72.5%
of 82,908
Chirala was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.0% — fewer than 598 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KOTAIAH GUDDANTI | Congress (R) | 29,476 | 49.0% |
| 2 | SAJJA CHANDRA | IND | 28,878 | 48.0% |
| 3 | NOONEY KOTESWARA GUPTA | Grand Alliance | 886 | 1.5% |
| 4 | G. N. RAJA RAO | IND | 474 | 0.8% |
| 5 | SYED MASTHAN | IND | 429 | 0.7% |
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.
Average turnout (75th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean1.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.8% · min 0.5% · max 41.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
75th of 175How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
30th of 175How much NOTA?
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1.1%
lowerhigher
59th of 175Where does the house stand?
SEAT
287 seats · 144 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.0%IND 48.0%OTH 3.0%
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.