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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 31 · 1978
Chodavaram
Winner — 1978
SEETHARAMA SASTRI EMANI
JNP· Janata
JNP 50.6%INC 35.6%2 others 13.8%
Votes
40,690
50.6% share
Winning margin
12,066
15.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
73.7%
of 1,09,220
Chodavaram is a safe seat — SEETHARAMA SASTRI EMANI won by 15.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SEETHARAMA SASTRI EMANI | Janata | 40,690 | 50.6% |
| 2 | PALAYALLI VECHALAPU | INC | 28,624 | 35.6% |
| 3 | BHUTHANADHU SATYANNARAYANA | IND | 5,876 | 7.3% |
| 4 | PETLA SANYASIRAO | IND | 5,266 | 6.5% |
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 (147th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean15.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.0% · min 4.9% · max 35.2%
How contested is turnout?
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76%
lowerhigher
147th of 175How crowded is the field?
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1.96
fewer partiesmore parties
156th of 175How much NOTA?
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1.2%
lowerhigher
47th of 175Where does the house stand?
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294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
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1.96EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 50.6%INC 35.6%IND 7.3%IND 6.5%
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.