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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 89 · 1978
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Winner — 1978
VADDI RANGA RAO
JNP· Janata
JNP 40.4%INC(I) 37.9%4 others 21.7%
Votes
30,400
40.4% share
Winning margin
1,902
2.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
72.9%
of 1,03,099
A closely fought contest. VADDI RANGA RAO won with a 2.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VADDI RANGA RAO | Janata | 30,400 | 40.4% |
| 2 | CHILLAMKURTI VEERASWAMY ALIAS AMBULU |  INC(I)INC | 28,498 | 37.9% |
| 3 | PEDASINGU LAKSHMANA RAO | INC | 13,748 | 18.3% |
| 4 | KUPPA VENKATERAMA SASTRY | IND | 1,714 | 2.3% |
| 5 | CHIRIVELLA RAGHAVA RAO | RPK | 733 | 1.0% |
| 6 | VIDYUDVALLI SASTRY PURANAM | IND | 85 | 0.1% |
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 (39th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean2.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.0% · min 1.3% · max 33.2%
How contested is turnout?
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87%
lowerhigher
39th of 175How crowded is the field?
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2.08
fewer partiesmore parties
110th of 175How much NOTA?
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1.0%
lowerhigher
74th of 175Where does the house stand?
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294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 40.4%INC(I) 37.9%INC 18.3%OTH 3.4%
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.