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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 41 · 1978
Kadiam
Winner — 1978
AMMIRAJU PATAMSETTI
JNP· Janata
JNP 37.3%INC(I) 36.6%5 others 26.1%
Votes
30,887
37.3% share
Winning margin
587
0.7% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
78.2%
of 1,05,882
Kadiam was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.7% — fewer than 587 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMMIRAJU PATAMSETTI | Janata | 30,887 | 37.3% |
| 2 | P. S. RAO |  INC(I)INC | 30,300 | 36.6% |
| 3 | BATINA SUBHARAO | INC | 17,825 | 21.5% |
| 4 | CHODAVARAPARU GANDHI | IND | 1,282 | 1.6% |
| 5 | TORATI SATYANARAYANA | IND | 1,149 | 1.4% |
| 6 | EATHARA KONDALARAO | IND | 945 | 1.1% |
| 7 | RAJU CHANDRAMALLA | IND | 367 | 0.4% |
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.
Low turnout (152nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.1% · min 0.5% · max 76.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
152nd of 175How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.97
fewer partiesmore parties
154th of 175How much NOTA?
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0.8%
lowerhigher
107th of 175Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.97EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 37.3%INC(I) 36.6%INC 21.5%OTH 4.5%
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.