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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 107 · 1978
Macherla
Winner — 1978
CHALLA NARAPA REDDY
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 39.5%JNP 31.2%3 others 29.3%
Votes
27,350
39.5% share
Winning margin
5,752
8.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
66.6%
of 1,03,970
A clear win with a 8.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHALLA NARAPA REDDY |  INC(I)INC | 27,350 | 39.5% |
| 2 | KARPURAPUR KOTAIAH | Janata | 21,598 | 31.2% |
| 3 | NAGIREDDY JULAKANTI | INC | 18,625 | 26.9% |
| 4 | NAGENDLA STANLEY MOHAN RAO | IND | 934 | 1.4% |
| 5 | UMAMAHESWARA RAO YENDAPALLI | IND | 701 | 1.0% |
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 (23rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean8.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.4% · min 0.8% · max 37.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
23rd of 175How crowded is the field?
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2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
69th of 175How much NOTA?
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0.9%
lowerhigher
90th of 175Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 39.5%JNP 31.2%INC 26.9%OTH 2.4%
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.