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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 116 · 1978Reserved (SC)
Santhanuthalapadu
Winner — 1978
YELLAIAH VEMA
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 46.8%CPM 27.6%5 others 25.6%
Votes
34,270
46.8% share
Winning margin
14,042
19.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
61.7%
of 1,18,590
Santhanuthalapadu is a safe seat — YELLAIAH VEMA won by 19.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | YELLAIAH VEMA |  INC(I)INC | 34,270 | 46.8% |
| 2 | CHENCHAIAH TAVANAM | Left | 20,228 | 27.6% |
| 3 | KMOTARAH ARETI | INC | 11,058 | 15.1% |
| 4 | MALA KONDAIAH MEDIKONDA | IND | 3,610 | 4.9% |
| 5 | DARLA RAGHUVULU | IND | 2,247 | 3.1% |
| 6 | TELLA SATYAM | IND | 1,208 | 1.6% |
| 7 | DASARI PRATAP SINGH | IND | 582 | 0.8% |
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 (123rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe19.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 0.5% · max 41.3%
How contested is turnout?
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81%
lowerhigher
123rd of 175How crowded is the field?
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2.03
fewer partiesmore parties
141st of 175How much NOTA?
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1.1%
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56th of 175Where does the house stand?
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294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.03EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 46.8%CPM 27.6%INC 15.1%OTH 10.5%
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.