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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 77 · 1972
Vijayawada East
Winner — 1972
RAMA RAO DAMMALAPATI
INC· Congress (R)
INC 41.6%CPI 29.1%4 others 29.3%
Votes
24,356
41.6% share
Winning margin
7,335
12.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
66.5%
of 88,091
A clear win with a 12.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMA RAO DAMMALAPATI | Congress (R) | 24,356 | 41.6% |
| 2 | VENKATA RATNAM CHALASAMI | Left | 17,021 | 29.1% |
| 3 | V SESHA CHALAPATHI RAO | IND | 9,903 | 16.9% |
| 4 | VENKATASWAMY JAKKA | IND | 6,428 | 11.0% |
| 5 | LAVANAM | IND | 651 | 1.1% |
| 6 | VENKATA REDDITIYAGURA | IND | 186 | 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 (14th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean12.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.0% · min 0.7% · max 24.7%
How contested is turnout?
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89%
lowerhigher
14th of 175How crowded is the field?
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2.08
fewer partiesmore parties
109th of 175How much NOTA?
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1.1%
lowerhigher
64th of 175Where does the house stand?
SEAT
287 seats · 144 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.6%CPI 29.1%IND 16.9%IND 11.0%OTH 1.4%
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.