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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 64 · 1978
Penugonda
Winner — 1978
JAKKAMSETTI VENKATESWARARAO
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 47.5%CPI 37.1%4 others 15.3%
Votes
33,971
47.5% share
Winning margin
7,422
10.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
76.9%
of 92,932
A clear win with a 10.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAKKAMSETTI VENKATESWARARAO |  INC(I)INC | 33,971 | 47.5% |
| 2 | VANKA SATYANARAYANA | Left | 26,549 | 37.1% |
| 3 | GOPALARAO SONTI | Janata | 9,568 | 13.4% |
| 4 | BAVANA NARASHMHAM | RPK | 815 | 1.1% |
| 5 | VENKATAREDDY KERRI | IND | 288 | 0.4% |
| 6 | ALLAPALLI SATYAVATI | IND | 284 | 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.
Average turnout (46th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean10.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 2.5% · max 41.0%
How contested is turnout?
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87%
lowerhigher
46th of 175How crowded is the field?
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2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
101st of 175How much NOTA?
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1.0%
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78th of 175Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 47.5%CPI 37.1%JNP 13.4%OTH 1.9%
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.