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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 55 · 1978
Amalapuram
Winner — 1978
VENKATA SRI RAMA RAO PALACHOLLA
JNP· Janata
JNP 35.7%INC(I) 32.4%2 others 31.9%
Votes
25,900
35.7% share
Winning margin
2,408
3.3% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
81.5%
of 89,001
A closely fought contest. VENKATA SRI RAMA RAO PALACHOLLA won with a 3.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VENKATA SRI RAMA RAO PALACHOLLA | Janata | 25,900 | 35.7% |
| 2 | NAGESWARA RAO DOMMETY |  INC(I)INC | 23,492 | 32.4% |
| 3 | KUDIPUDI PRABHAKARA RAO | INC | 22,693 | 31.3% |
| 4 | PERICHERLA CHINA VENKATA RAJU | IND | 402 | 0.6% |
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 (67th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean3.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.3% · min 0.8% · max 20.5%
How contested is turnout?
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86%
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67th of 175How crowded is the field?
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2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
82nd of 175How much NOTA?
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0.0%
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174th of 175Where does the house stand?
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294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 35.7%INC(I) 32.4%INC 31.3%OTH 0.6%
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.