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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 20 · 1978
Vizianagaram
Winner — 1978
SHREE ASHOK GAJAPATHI RAJU POOSAPATI
JNP· Janata
JNP 59.7%INC 20.7%2 others 19.7%
Votes
39,914
59.7% share
Winning margin
26,085
39.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
75.3%
of 88,805
Vizianagaram is a safe seat — SHREE ASHOK GAJAPATHI RAJU POOSAPATI won by 39.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHREE ASHOK GAJAPATHI RAJU POOSAPATI | Janata | 39,914 | 59.7% |
| 2 | APPANADORA APPASANI | INC | 13,829 | 20.7% |
| 3 | MODILI SATYAM |  INC(I)INC | 11,760 | 17.6% |
| 4 | PATCHIPILLI DASU | IND | 1,393 | 2.1% |
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 (138th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe39.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 29.2% · min 1.0% · max 75.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
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138th of 175How crowded is the field?
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2.03
fewer partiesmore parties
137th of 175How much NOTA?
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1.1%
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58th of 175Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.03EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 59.7%INC 20.7%INC(I) 17.6%OTH 2.1%
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.