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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 2 · 1978
Sompeta
Winner — 1978
GOUTHU LATCHANNA
JNP· Janata
JNP 57.7%INC(I) 38.6%1 others 3.7%
Votes
42,251
57.7% share
Winning margin
14,000
19.1% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
80.2%
of 91,272
Sompeta is a safe seat — GOUTHU LATCHANNA won by 19.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOUTHU LATCHANNA | Janata | 42,251 | 57.7% |
| 2 | TULASIDAS MAJJI |  INC(I)INC | 28,251 | 38.6% |
| 3 | GANNI PADMANABHARAO | INC | 2,694 | 3.7% |
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 (146th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe19.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.9% · min 4.6% · max 38.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
146th of 175How crowded is the field?
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2.01
fewer partiesmore parties
144th of 175How much NOTA?
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1.6%
lowerhigher
27th of 175Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.01EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 57.7%INC(I) 38.6%OTH 3.7%
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.