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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 118 · 1978
Kanigiri
Winner — 1978
RAMASUBBA REEDDY BUTALAPALLI
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 48.9%JNP 46.3%1 others 4.9%
Votes
36,693
48.9% share
Winning margin
1,941
2.6% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
67.5%
of 1,11,251
A closely fought contest. RAMASUBBA REEDDY BUTALAPALLI won with a 2.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMASUBBA REEDDY BUTALAPALLI |  INC(I)INC | 36,693 | 48.9% |
| 2 | PARNA VENKAIAH NAIDU | Janata | 34,752 | 46.3% |
| 3 | KOLA GEORGE | INC | 3,655 | 4.9% |
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 (164th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean2.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.7% · min 1.8% · max 25.2%
How contested is turnout?
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70%
lowerhigher
164th of 175How crowded is the field?
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2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
88th of 175How much NOTA?
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1.0%
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71st of 175Where does the house stand?
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294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 48.9%JNP 46.3%OTH 4.9%
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.