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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 62 · 1972
Bhimavaram
Winner — 1972
B VIJAYA KUMAR RAJU
INC· Congress (R)
INC 48.0%IND 41.8%2 others 10.2%
Votes
31,091
48.0% share
Winning margin
4,014
6.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
72.6%
of 89,234
A clear win with a 6.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B VIJAYA KUMAR RAJU | Congress (R) | 31,091 | 48.0% |
| 2 | VENKARTAMARAJU YERAKARAJU | IND | 27,077 | 41.8% |
| 3 | SUNKARA VENASAWAMY | IND | 6,286 | 9.7% |
| 4 | P P SATYANARAYANA RAJU | IND | 343 | 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 (107th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe6.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.3% · min 2.9% · max 48.8%
How contested is turnout?
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83%
lowerhigher
107th of 175How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.92
fewer partiesmore parties
165th of 175How much NOTA?
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0.9%
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100th of 175Where does the house stand?
SEAT
287 seats · 144 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.0%IND 41.8%IND 9.7%OTH 0.5%
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.