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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 99 · 1978
Prathipad
Winner — 1978
LAKSHINARAYANA REDDY KARUMURU
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 39.1%JNP 37.3%5 others 23.6%
Votes
27,961
39.1% share
Winning margin
1,258
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
73.3%
of 97,584
Prathipad was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 1,258 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAKSHINARAYANA REDDY KARUMURU |  INC(I)INC | 27,961 | 39.1% |
| 2 | SADASIVARAO K. | Janata | 26,703 | 37.3% |
| 3 | APPARAO G.V. | INC | 12,762 | 17.8% |
| 4 | THIRUPATHIAH MALLAM | IND | 2,400 | 3.4% |
| 5 | SUBBA RAM VATTIKUTI | IND | 858 | 1.2% |
| 6 | MANOHARAMU KOPPULA | IND | 483 | 0.7% |
| 7 | BHEEMAJAH PALLAPOTHU | IND | 405 | 0.6% |
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 (6th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.5% · min 1.8% · max 18.9%
How contested is turnout?
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90%
lowerhigher
6th of 175How crowded is the field?
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2.07
fewer partiesmore parties
117th of 175How much NOTA?
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0.7%
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132nd 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) 39.1%JNP 37.3%INC 17.8%OTH 5.8%
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.