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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 40 · 1972
Rajammundry
Winner — 1972
BATHULA MALLIKARJUNARAO
INC· Congress (R)
INC 48.1%CPI 41.4%3 others 10.5%
Votes
26,829
48.1% share
Winning margin
3,724
6.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
62.8%
of 88,828
A clear win with a 6.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BATHULA MALLIKARJUNARAO | Congress (R) | 26,829 | 48.1% |
| 2 | P CHOWDARY CHITTURI | Left | 23,105 | 41.4% |
| 3 | BALAJI DAS G S | Left | 3,799 | 6.8% |
| 4 | ERRA VENKATASRIRAMARAO | IND | 1,778 | 3.2% |
| 5 | GODAVARI MARRI | RPK | 295 | 0.5% |
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 (44th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean6.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 0.8% · max 45.9%
How contested is turnout?
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87%
lowerhigher
44th of 175How crowded is the field?
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2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
97th of 175How much NOTA?
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1.6%
lowerhigher
29th of 175Where does the house stand?
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287 seats · 144 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.1%CPI 41.4%CPM 6.8%OTH 3.7%
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.