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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 25 · 1978
Visakhapatnam-II
Winner — 1978
N. S. N. REDDY
JNP· Janata
JNP 46.9%INC(I) 31.0%4 others 22.1%
Votes
34,070
46.9% share
Winning margin
11,567
15.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
67.7%
of 1,07,285
Visakhapatnam-II is a safe seat — N. S. N. REDDY won by 15.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N. S. N. REDDY | Janata | 34,070 | 46.9% |
| 2 | CH. SESIBHUSANA RAO |  INC(I)INC | 22,503 | 31.0% |
| 3 | ATCHIRAJU NAIDANA | IND | 5,975 | 8.2% |
| 4 | GUDIVADA VENKATA RAMANA | INC | 4,668 | 6.4% |
| 5 | BODDETI SURYANARAYANA | IND | 4,400 | 6.1% |
| 6 | GUMMIDI MADHAVA SWAMY | IND | 1,018 | 1.4% |
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 (160th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe15.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.3% · min 2.8% · max 53.5%
How contested is turnout?
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71%
lowerhigher
160th of 175How crowded is the field?
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1.91
fewer partiesmore parties
167th of 175How much NOTA?
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0.6%
lowerhigher
145th of 175Where does the house stand?
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294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
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1.91EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 46.9%INC(I) 31.0%IND 8.2%INC 6.4%IND 6.1%OTH 1.4%
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.