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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 1 · 1978
Ichapuram
Winner — 1978
BENDALAM VENKATESAM SARMA
JNP· Janata
JNP 56.1%INC(I) 32.4%3 others 11.4%
Votes
34,251
56.1% share
Winning margin
14,446
23.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
73.3%
of 83,247
Ichapuram is a safe seat — BENDALAM VENKATESAM SARMA won by 23.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BENDALAM VENKATESAM SARMA | Janata | 34,251 | 56.1% |
| 2 | KALLA BALARAMA SWAMY |  INC(I)INC | 19,805 | 32.5% |
| 3 | UPPADA RANGABABU | INC | 4,427 | 7.3% |
| 4 | APPADU SAHU | IND | 1,743 | 2.9% |
| 5 | MANABALA RAMARAO | IND | 813 | 1.3% |
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.
Low turnout (162nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe23.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.7% · min 4.1% · max 58.2%
How contested is turnout?
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70%
lowerhigher
162nd of 175How crowded is the field?
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2.06
fewer partiesmore parties
121st of 175How much NOTA?
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2.3%
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7th of 175Where does the house stand?
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294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 56.1%INC(I) 32.5%INC 7.3%OTH 4.2%
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.