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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 44 · 1978
Prathipadu
Winner — 1978
MUDRAGADA PADMANABHAM
JNP· Janata
JNP 40.2%INC(I) 27.6%7 others 32.2%
Votes
32,614
40.2% share
Winning margin
10,262
12.7% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
77.0%
of 1,05,294
A clear win with a 12.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUDRAGADA PADMANABHAM | Janata | 32,614 | 40.2% |
| 2 | APPALARAJU VARUPULA |  INC(I)INC | 22,352 | 27.6% |
| 3 | KARRI SURYANARAYANAMURTY | IND | 8,036 | 9.9% |
| 4 | ALAMANDA PANDURANGASWAMY | IND | 6,575 | 8.1% |
| 5 | CHITTABBAI ALIAS APPALA NAIDU NALLAMILLI | IND | 5,704 | 7.0% |
| 6 | Y. SAVITRIDEVI | INC | 3,017 | 3.7% |
| 7 | KOLLU KRISHNARAO | IND | 2,252 | 2.8% |
| 8 | VENKAMADORA SRI SOMAROUTHU | IND | 304 | 0.4% |
| 9 | VEERABHADRARAO MUDGRAGADA | IND | 211 | 0.3% |
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 (98th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean12.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 1.7% · max 52.8%
How contested is turnout?
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84%
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98th of 175How crowded is the field?
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2.04
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132nd of 175How much NOTA?
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0.0%
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173rd of 175Where does the house stand?
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294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 40.2%INC(I) 27.6%IND 9.9%IND 8.1%IND 7.0%OTH 7.1%
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.