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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 32 · 1972
Anakapalli
Winner — 1972
PENTAKOTA VENKATA RAMANA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 51.3%CPI 39.2%2 others 9.5%
Votes
29,053
51.3% share
Winning margin
6,893
12.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
64.0%
of 88,387
A clear win with a 12.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PENTAKOTA VENKATA RAMANA | Congress (R) | 29,053 | 51.3% |
| 2 | GOVINDARAO KODUGANTI | Left | 22,160 | 39.1% |
| 3 | P V CHALAPATHI RAO | Grand Alliance | 4,058 | 7.2% |
| 4 | PEELA APPLANAIDU | IND | 1,331 | 2.4% |
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 (53rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean12.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.4% · min 0.6% · max 40.7%
How contested is turnout?
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87%
lowerhigher
53rd of 175How crowded is the field?
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2.06
fewer partiesmore parties
124th of 175How much NOTA?
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1.3%
lowerhigher
40th of 175Where does the house stand?
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287 seats · 144 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.3%CPI 39.1%BJS 7.2%OTH 2.4%
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.