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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 96 · 1978
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Winner — 1978
INDIRA DODDAPANENI
JNP· Janata
JNP 51.1%INC(I) 48.4%1 others 0.5%
Votes
39,368
51.0% share
Winning margin
2,010
2.6% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
80.2%
of 96,111
A closely fought contest. INDIRA DODDAPANENI won with a 2.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INDIRA DODDAPANENI | Janata | 39,368 | 51.0% |
| 2 | VENKATRAVU NANNAPANENI |  INC(I)INC | 37,358 | 48.5% |
| 3 | AMIRINENI VEERA RAGHAVALAH | IND | 387 | 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.
Average turnout (58th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 2.2% · max 51.6%
How contested is turnout?
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86%
lowerhigher
58th of 175How crowded is the field?
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2.08
fewer partiesmore parties
111th of 175How much NOTA?
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0.4%
lowerhigher
170th of 175Where does the house stand?
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294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 51.0%INC(I) 48.5%OTH 0.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— 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.