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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 6 · 1972Reserved (SC)
Patapatnam
Winner — 1972
SUKKA PAGADALU
INC· Congress (R)
INC 58.7%SWA 39.1%1 others 2.2%
Votes
24,162
58.7% share
Winning margin
8,086
19.6% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
52.8%
of 77,941
Patapatnam is a safe seat — SUKKA PAGADALU won by 19.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUKKA PAGADALU | Congress (R) | 24,162 | 58.7% |
| 2 | SEEMA RAJAIAH | Grand Alliance | 16,076 | 39.1% |
| 3 | GUDIVADA APPA RAO | IND | 911 | 2.2% |
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 (120th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean19.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 0.3% · max 31.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
120th of 175How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
9th of 175How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
36th of 175Where does the house stand?
SEAT
287 seats · 144 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 58.7%SWA 39.1%OTH 2.2%
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.