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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 12 · 1972
Pedamanapuram
Winner — 1972
LAKSHUMU NAIDU TENTU
IND
IND 50.9%INC 49.1%
Votes
31,812
50.9% share
Winning margin
1,177
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
67.9%
of 91,922
Pedamanapuram was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 1,177 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAKSHUMU NAIDU TENTU | IND | 31,812 | 50.9% |
| 2 | ALLU YERUKU NAIDU | Congress (R) | 30,635 | 49.1% |
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 (131st), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 1.0% · max 47.3%
How contested is turnout?
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80%
lowerhigher
131st of 175How crowded is the field?
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2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
54th of 175How much NOTA?
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2.3%
lowerhigher
8th of 175Where does the house stand?
SEAT
287 seats · 144 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 50.9%INC 49.1%
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.