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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 9 · 1978
Parvathipuram
Winner — 1978
PARASURAMNAIDU CHIKATI
JNP· Janata
JNP 50.8%INC 27.6%2 others 21.6%
Votes
32,494
50.8% share
Winning margin
14,823
23.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
77.8%
of 82,282
Parvathipuram is a safe seat — PARASURAMNAIDU CHIKATI won by 23.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARASURAMNAIDU CHIKATI | Janata | 32,494 | 50.8% |
| 2 | KRISHNAMURTHY NAIDU VASIREDDI | INC | 17,671 | 27.6% |
| 3 | PARUVADA JAGANNADHA RAO |  INC(I)INC | 12,025 | 18.8% |
| 4 | VENUGOPALA RAO PAKKI | IND | 1,801 | 2.8% |
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 (136th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean23.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.5% · min 0.3% · max 31.1%
How contested is turnout?
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77%
lowerhigher
136th of 175How crowded is the field?
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2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
53rd of 175How much NOTA?
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1.4%
lowerhigher
37th of 175Where does the house stand?
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294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 50.8%INC 27.6%INC(I) 18.8%OTH 2.8%
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.