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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 79 · 1978
Kankipadu
Winner — 1978
KONERU RANGA RAO
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 50.1%JNP 37.5%4 others 12.5%
Votes
38,815
50.1% share
Winning margin
9,754
12.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
74.1%
of 1,04,674
A clear win with a 12.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KONERU RANGA RAO |  INC(I)INC | 38,815 | 50.1% |
| 2 | TUMMALA CHOWDARY | Janata | 29,061 | 37.5% |
| 3 | AKKINENI BHASKARA RAO | INC | 8,354 | 10.8% |
| 4 | CHAKKA VENKATESUBBARAO | IND | 555 | 0.7% |
| 5 | KOTTA VENKATESWARARAO | IND | 445 | 0.6% |
| 6 | ALIGINENT SREERA MADUTHA | IND | 305 | 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.
Low turnout (170th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean12.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 2.0% · max 29.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
170th of 175How crowded is the field?
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2.02
fewer partiesmore parties
143rd of 175How much NOTA?
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0.7%
lowerhigher
130th of 175Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.02EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 50.1%JNP 37.5%INC 10.8%OTH 1.7%
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.