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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 29 · 1978Reserved (ST)
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Winner — 1978
GIDDI APPALANAIDU
JNP· Janata
JNP 50.7%INC 40.6%3 others 8.7%
Votes
12,653
50.7% share
Winning margin
2,507
10.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
28.3%
of 88,148
A clear win with a 10.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GIDDI APPALANAIDU | Janata | 12,653 | 50.7% |
| 2 | THAMARBA CHITTINAIDU | INC | 10,146 | 40.6% |
| 3 | SONTENA DAVID LAKSHMAJI | IND | 1,090 | 4.4% |
| 4 | KANTA MUTYALU | IND | 557 | 2.2% |
| 5 | ADAPA GANGUNAIDU | IND | 519 | 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.
Low turnout (173rd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean10.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 0.1% · max 30.4%
How contested is turnout?
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65%
lowerhigher
173rd of 175How crowded is the field?
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3.47
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 175How much NOTA?
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0.9%
lowerhigher
95th of 175Where does the house stand?
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294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
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3.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 50.7%INC 40.6%OTH 8.7%
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.