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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 24 · 1978
Visakhapatnam-I
Winner — 1978
SUNKARI ALWAR DAS
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 45.3%JNP 40.7%4 others 14.0%
Votes
23,811
45.3% share
Winning margin
2,422
4.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
67.1%
of 78,346
A closely fought contest. SUNKARI ALWAR DAS won with a 4.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUNKARI ALWAR DAS |  INC(I)INC | 23,811 | 45.3% |
| 2 | SYLADA PUDITHALLI NAIDU | Janata | 21,389 | 40.7% |
| 3 | DEAM M. R. | INC | 4,821 | 9.2% |
| 4 | CHENNA SURYANARAYANA RAO | IND | 1,219 | 2.3% |
| 5 | K. BALARAM | IND | 997 | 1.9% |
| 6 | MADANA VEERQANNA | IND | 343 | 0.7% |
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 (159th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe4.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.1% · min 4.5% · max 76.9%
How contested is turnout?
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71%
lowerhigher
159th of 175How crowded is the field?
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2.03
fewer partiesmore parties
138th of 175How much NOTA?
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0.7%
lowerhigher
140th 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) 45.3%JNP 40.7%INC 9.2%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.