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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 115 · 1972
Ongole
Winner — 1972
SRONGAVARAPU JEEVARATNAM
INC· Congress (R)
INC 57.4%CPI 37.4%3 others 5.2%
Votes
32,154
57.4% share
Winning margin
11,233
20.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
59.5%
of 94,167
Ongole is a safe seat — SRONGAVARAPU JEEVARATNAM won by 20.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SRONGAVARAPU JEEVARATNAM | Congress (R) | 32,154 | 57.4% |
| 2 | NALLURI ANJAIAH | Left | 20,921 | 37.4% |
| 3 | DEVARAPALLI KRISHNA REDDY | Grand Alliance | 1,260 | 2.3% |
| 4 | MARELPA APPAIAH | IND | 924 | 1.6% |
| 5 | BIYYAPU UDAYAVARLU | IND | 743 | 1.3% |
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 (74th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean20.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 4.1% · max 33.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
74th of 175How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
52nd of 175How much NOTA?
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1.3%
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43rd of 175Where does the house stand?
SEAT
287 seats · 144 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 57.4%CPI 37.4%OTH 5.2%
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.