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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 85 · 1978
Gudivada
Winner — 1978
KATARI SATYANARAYANARAO
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 49.3%CPM 41.8%3 others 8.9%
Votes
38,060
49.3% share
Winning margin
5,824
7.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
72.9%
of 1,05,881
A clear win with a 7.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KATARI SATYANARAYANARAO |  INC(I)INC | 38,060 | 49.3% |
| 2 | PUTTAGUNTA VENKATA SUBBARAO | Left | 32,236 | 41.8% |
| 3 | RAJABAPAIAH, KOGANTI | INC | 6,016 | 7.8% |
| 4 | SEETARANARAI CHANDRALA | IND | 437 | 0.6% |
| 5 | RAVURI ARJUNARAO | IND | 400 | 0.5% |
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.
High turnout (7th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean7.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.9% · min 0.5% · max 32.0%
How contested is turnout?
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90%
lowerhigher
7th of 175How crowded is the field?
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2.07
fewer partiesmore parties
115th of 175How much NOTA?
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0.6%
lowerhigher
156th of 175Where does the house stand?
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294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 49.3%CPM 41.8%INC 7.8%OTH 1.1%
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.