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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 70 · 1972
Eluru
Winner — 1972
AMANAGANTI SRIRAMULU
IND
IND 36.1%INC 32.9%4 others 31.0%
Votes
20,685
36.1% share
Winning margin
1,805
3.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
72.8%
of 78,741
A closely fought contest. AMANAGANTI SRIRAMULU won with a 3.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMANAGANTI SRIRAMULU | IND | 20,685 | 36.1% |
| 2 | MALEY VENKATANARAYAN | Congress (R) | 18,880 | 33.0% |
| 3 | APPALASVAMY PUDI | Left | 16,812 | 29.3% |
| 4 | PUVUALA RAMARAO | IND | 618 | 1.1% |
| 5 | RAJANALA SUBBARAO | 156 | 0.3% | |
| 6 | P V RATHNAM | IND | 155 | 0.3% |
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.
High turnout (19th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 0.4% · max 56.7%
How contested is turnout?
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89%
lowerhigher
19th of 175How crowded is the field?
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2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
68th of 175How much NOTA?
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1.3%
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42nd of 175Where does the house stand?
SEAT
287 seats · 144 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 36.1%INC 33.0%CPI 29.3%OTH 1.6%
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.