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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 8 · 1978Reserved (ST)
Naguru
Winner — 1978
SATRUCHARALA VIJAYA RAMA RAJU
JNP· Janata
JNP 39.0%INC 36.0%2 others 25.0%
Votes
19,781
39.0% share
Winning margin
1,533
3.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
60.2%
of 84,166
A closely fought contest. SATRUCHARALA VIJAYA RAMA RAJU won with a 3.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SATRUCHARALA VIJAYA RAMA RAJU | Janata | 19,781 | 39.0% |
| 2 | CHANDRA CHUDANAMI DEV VYRICHERLA | INC | 18,248 | 36.0% |
| 3 | SREERAMA CHIRANJEEVI |  INC(I)INC | 9,336 | 18.4% |
| 4 | THOTAPALLI LAKSHMANA MURTHY | IND | 3,312 | 6.5% |
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 (114th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean3.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 1.1% · max 37.6%
How contested is turnout?
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82%
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114th of 175How crowded is the field?
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2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
96th of 175How much NOTA?
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1.9%
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19th of 175Where does the house stand?
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294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 39.0%INC 36.0%INC(I) 18.4%IND 6.5%
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.