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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 77 · 1978
Vijayawada West
Winner — 1978
POTHINA CHINNA
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 38.2%JNP 33.2%4 others 28.6%
Votes
33,587
38.2% share
Winning margin
4,389
5.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
74.3%
of 1,18,309
A closely fought contest. POTHINA CHINNA won with a 5.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | POTHINA CHINNA |  INC(I)INC | 33,587 | 38.2% |
| 2 | MOHAMMED IMTHIZUDDIN | Janata | 29,198 | 33.2% |
| 3 | TAMMINA POTHARAJU | Left | 18,826 | 21.4% |
| 4 | ASIF PASHA | INC | 4,966 | 5.7% |
| 5 | P.RADHA KRISHNA MURTHY | IND | 1,043 | 1.2% |
| 6 | MADALA VENKATA SUBBARAO | IND | 306 | 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.
High turnout (14th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.0% · min 0.7% · max 24.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
14th of 175How crowded is the field?
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2.08
fewer partiesmore parties
109th of 175How much NOTA?
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1.1%
lowerhigher
64th of 175Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 38.2%JNP 33.2%CPI 21.4%INC 5.7%OTH 1.5%
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.