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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 6 · 1978
Patapatnam
Winner — 1978
KALAMATA MOHANARAO
IND
IND 32.4%JNP 31.0%5 others 36.6%
Votes
19,935
32.4% share
Winning margin
824
1.3% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
72.4%
of 85,052
Patapatnam was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.3% — fewer than 824 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KALAMATA MOHANARAO | IND | 19,935 | 32.4% |
| 2 | LUKULAPU LAKSHMANADAS | Janata | 19,111 | 31.0% |
| 3 | KAMAKSHI PRASAD BRAHMA |  INC(I)INC | 12,141 | 19.7% |
| 4 | DARAPU GOVINDA RAJULU | Left | 6,639 | 10.8% |
| 5 | VARANASI NARAYANARAO | IND | 2,071 | 3.4% |
| 6 | KILLAMSETTY TRINADU KUMAR | IND | 1,152 | 1.9% |
| 7 | LINGALA JANARDHANARAO | IND | 565 | 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 (120th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean1.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 0.3% · max 31.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
120th of 175How crowded is the field?
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2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
9th of 175How much NOTA?
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1.4%
lowerhigher
36th of 175Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 32.4%JNP 31.0%INC(I) 19.7%CPI 10.8%OTH 6.2%
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.