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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 77 · 1983
Vijayawada West
Winner — 1983
JAYARAJU B. S.
TDP 36.1%CPI 34.6%4 others 29.3%
Votes
35,449
36.1% share
Winning margin
1,538
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
70.2%
of 1,39,683
Vijayawada West was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 1,538 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAYARAJU B. S. | 35,449 | 36.1% | |
| 2 | RAMACHANDRA RAJU UPPALAPATI | Left | 33,911 | 34.6% |
| 3 | CHINNA POTINA | Congress (I) | 27,473 | 28.0% |
| 4 | KAMDELA CORNELIUS | ICJ | 824 | 0.8% |
| 5 | GUDUPUDI RADHA KRISHNA | IND | 232 | 0.2% |
| 6 | LAKSHMIPATI RAO MADIREDDI | IND | 209 | 0.2% |
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 (14th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.0% · min 0.7% · max 24.7%
How contested is turnout?
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89%
lowerhigher
14th of 175How crowded is the field?
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2.08
fewer partiesmore parties
109th of 175How much NOTA?
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1.1%
lowerhigher
64th 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
TDP 36.1%CPI 34.6%INC 28.0%OTH 1.3%
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.