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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 43 · 1978
Peddapuram
Winner — 1978
VUNDAVALLI NARAYANAMURTHY
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 58.2%JNP 31.2%3 others 10.6%
Votes
43,595
58.2% share
Winning margin
20,220
27.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
76.3%
of 98,148
Peddapuram is a safe seat — VUNDAVALLI NARAYANAMURTHY won by 27.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VUNDAVALLI NARAYANAMURTHY |  INC(I)INC | 43,595 | 58.2% |
| 2 | YELETI DHANAYYA | Janata | 23,375 | 31.2% |
| 3 | KONDAPALLI KRISHNAMURTHY | INC | 5,753 | 7.7% |
| 4 | BEDAMPUDI ISRAEL | RPK | 1,517 | 2.0% |
| 5 | GUDALA NAGARAJU | IND | 688 | 0.9% |
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 (81st), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe27.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.8% · min 2.9% · max 44.0%
How contested is turnout?
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85%
lowerhigher
81st of 175How crowded is the field?
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2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
99th of 175How much NOTA?
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0.9%
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91st of 175Where does the house stand?
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294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 58.2%JNP 31.2%INC 7.7%OTH 2.9%
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.