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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 40 · 1983
Rajahmundry
Winner — 1983
GORANTALA BUCHAIAH CHOWDARY
TDP 62.5%INC 16.5%10 others 21.0%
Votes
50,779
62.5% share
Winning margin
37,351
45.9% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
69.3%
of 1,17,366
Rajahmundry is a safe seat — GORANTALA BUCHAIAH CHOWDARY won by 45.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GORANTALA BUCHAIAH CHOWDARY | 50,779 | 62.5% | |
| 2 | CHALLA APPA RAO | Congress (I) | 13,428 | 16.5% |
| 3 | PRABHAKARA CHOWDARY CHITTURI | Left | 9,340 | 11.5% |
| 4 | PINGALI DASARADHA RAMA SARMA | IND | 6,577 | 8.1% |
| 5 | CHANDRA MICHAEL NANDIKA | ICJ | 477 | 0.6% |
| 6 | POTHULA SAYANNA PANTHULU | IND | 203 | 0.3% |
| 7 | KALE KRISHNA KUMARI | IND | 121 | 0.1% |
| 8 | CHIKKALA UMAMAHESWAR | IND | 99 | 0.1% |
| 9 | JAKKAMPUDI DAGALA NAIDU | IND | 80 | 0.1% |
| 10 | RAJA SUBBA RAO | IND | 68 | 0.1% |
| 11 | BUDDAVARAPU SURYA NARAYANA MURTHY | IND | 65 | 0.1% |
| 12 | MUMMASANI VENKATA RAMANA RAJU ALIAS PEECHU RAJU | IND | 64 | 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 (44th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean45.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 0.8% · max 45.9%
How contested is turnout?
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87%
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44th of 175How crowded is the field?
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2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
97th of 175How much NOTA?
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1.6%
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29th of 175Where does the house stand?
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294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TDP 62.5%INC 16.5%CPI 11.5%IND 8.1%OTH 1.5%
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.