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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 18 · 1972
Ponduru
Winner — 1972
LAKSHMANADASU LUKALAPU
INC· Congress (R)
INC 43.2%IND 34.5%3 others 22.4%
Votes
22,011
43.2% share
Winning margin
4,430
8.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
62.6%
of 81,466
A clear win with a 8.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAKSHMANADASU LUKALAPU | Congress (R) | 22,011 | 43.2% |
| 2 | AKKALANAIDU TANKALA | IND | 17,581 | 34.5% |
| 3 | GURUGU BALLI SWAMINAIDU | Grand Alliance | 8,638 | 16.9% |
| 4 | CHOWDARI SATYANARAYANA | IND | 1,399 | 2.7% |
| 5 | MADANA VEERANNA | Grand Alliance | 1,365 | 2.7% |
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.
Low turnout (151st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe8.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.7% · min 3.9% · max 51.1%
How contested is turnout?
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74%
lowerhigher
151st of 175How crowded is the field?
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1.94
fewer partiesmore parties
161st of 175How much NOTA?
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0.7%
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129th of 175Where does the house stand?
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287 seats · 144 majority
How did the vote split?
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1.94EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.2%IND 34.5%SWA 16.9%OTH 5.4%
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.