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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 88 · 1978
Malleswaram
Winner — 1978
BURAGADDA NIRANJANA RAO
JNP· Janata
JNP 37.3%INC(I) 33.0%2 others 29.7%
Votes
27,912
37.3% share
Winning margin
3,222
4.3% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
79.6%
of 94,048
A closely fought contest. BURAGADDA NIRANJANA RAO won with a 4.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BURAGADDA NIRANJANA RAO | Janata | 27,912 | 37.3% |
| 2 | YELLA BALARAMAMURTHY |  INC(I)INC | 24,690 | 33.0% |
| 3 | MANGAYYA ANKEM | IND | 12,115 | 16.2% |
| 4 | PINNENTI PAMIDESWARA RAO | INC | 10,108 | 13.5% |
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 (63rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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marginal4.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.2% · min 0.6% · max 22.3%
How contested is turnout?
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86%
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63rd of 175How crowded is the field?
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2.06
fewer partiesmore parties
127th of 175How much NOTA?
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0.6%
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147th of 175Where does the house stand?
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294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 37.3%INC(I) 33.0%IND 16.2%INC 13.5%
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.