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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 82 · 1978
Nuzvid
Winner — 1978
PALADAG VENKATA RAO
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 50.1%JNP 26.4%3 others 23.5%
Votes
40,524
50.1% share
Winning margin
19,188
23.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
81.9%
of 98,660
Nuzvid is a safe seat — PALADAG VENKATA RAO won by 23.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PALADAG VENKATA RAO |  INC(I)INC | 40,524 | 50.1% |
| 2 | KOLLI VARAPRASADA RAO | Janata | 21,336 | 26.4% |
| 3 | M.V.S.V.K.APPA RAO | INC | 17,851 | 22.1% |
| 4 | GANTA SUBHAKAR | IND | 652 | 0.8% |
| 5 | VELA MARTI SIKHAMANI | IND | 481 | 0.6% |
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 (55th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean23.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 2.6% · max 23.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
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55th of 175How crowded is the field?
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2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
83rd of 175How much NOTA?
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0.7%
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141st of 175Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 50.1%JNP 26.4%INC 22.1%OTH 1.4%
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.