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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 38 · 1978Reserved (ST)
Yellavaram
Winner — 1978
GORRELA PRAKASA RAO
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 56.1%JNP 22.0%2 others 22.0%
Votes
23,345
56.1% share
Winning margin
14,194
34.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
50.1%
of 83,132
Yellavaram is a safe seat — GORRELA PRAKASA RAO won by 34.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GORRELA PRAKASA RAO |  INC(I)INC | 23,345 | 56.1% |
| 2 | RATNABAI TADAPATLA | Janata | 9,151 | 22.0% |
| 3 | CHODI MALLIKHARJUNA | INC | 7,503 | 18.0% |
| 4 | KARAM BAPANNA DOSA | IND | 1,636 | 3.9% |
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 (140th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean34.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 1.4% · max 34.9%
How contested is turnout?
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77%
lowerhigher
140th of 175How crowded is the field?
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1.94
fewer partiesmore parties
162nd of 175How much NOTA?
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0.9%
lowerhigher
98th of 175Where does the house stand?
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294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
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1.94EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 56.1%JNP 22.0%INC 18.0%OTH 3.9%
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.