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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 35 · 1978Reserved (SC)
Payakaraopeta
Winner — 1978
MARUTHI ADEYYA
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 58.7%INC 27.9%2 others 13.4%
Votes
29,490
58.7% share
Winning margin
15,467
30.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
57.4%
of 87,590
Payakaraopeta is a safe seat — MARUTHI ADEYYA won by 30.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MARUTHI ADEYYA |  INC(I)INC | 29,490 | 58.7% |
| 2 | GARA CHINA NOOKARAJU | INC | 14,023 | 27.9% |
| 3 | GANTALA SURYANARAYANA | Janata | 5,543 | 11.0% |
| 4 | BEERA NAGABHUSHANAM | IND | 1,215 | 2.4% |
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.
Average turnout (83rd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe30.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.6% · min 4.2% · max 60.0%
How contested is turnout?
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84%
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83rd of 175How crowded is the field?
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2.22
fewer partiesmore parties
32nd of 175How much NOTA?
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1.8%
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21st of 175Where does the house stand?
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294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 58.7%INC 27.9%JNP 11.0%OTH 2.4%
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.