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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 3 · 1978
Tekkali
Winner — 1978
BAMMAIDI NARAYANASWAMI
JNP· Janata
JNP 54.3%INC 33.7%1 others 12.0%
Votes
36,206
54.3% share
Winning margin
13,704
20.5% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
73.3%
of 90,959
Tekkali is a safe seat — BAMMAIDI NARAYANASWAMI won by 20.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAMMAIDI NARAYANASWAMI | Janata | 36,206 | 54.3% |
| 2 | SATHARU LAKANADHAM NAIDU | INC | 22,502 | 33.7% |
| 3 | HUSSANA BEGAM |  INC(I)INC | 7,998 | 12.0% |
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 (128th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe20.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.8% · min 0.3% · max 43.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
128th of 175How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
80th of 175How much NOTA?
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1.9%
lowerhigher
17th of 175Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 54.3%INC 33.7%INC(I) 12.0%
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.