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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 27 · 1978
Uttarapalli
Winner — 1978
VIJAYA RAGHAVA SATYANARAYANA PADMANABHA RAJU
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 34.3%INC 32.0%4 others 33.7%
Votes
23,657
34.3% share
Winning margin
1,583
2.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
76.7%
of 89,840
A closely fought contest. VIJAYA RAGHAVA SATYANARAYANA PADMANABHA RAJU won with a 2.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIJAYA RAGHAVA SATYANARAYANA PADMANABHA RAJU |  INC(I)INC | 23,657 | 34.3% |
| 2 | BODDU SURYANARAYANA MURTY | INC | 22,074 | 32.0% |
| 3 | KOLLA APPALANAIDU | Janata | 18,105 | 26.3% |
| 4 | RAMARAO GANDHAVARAPU | IND | 2,700 | 3.9% |
| 5 | R. MAZUMDER | IND | 1,817 | 2.6% |
| 6 | VINNAKOTI CHINA APPALA RAJU | IND | 577 | 0.8% |
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 (41st), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe2.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.1% · min 2.3% · max 46.8%
How contested is turnout?
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87%
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41st of 175How crowded is the field?
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2.18
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51st of 175How much NOTA?
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2.5%
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6th of 175Where does the house stand?
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294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 34.3%INC 32.0%JNP 26.3%OTH 7.4%
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.