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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 12 · 1985
Therlam
Winner — 1985
JAYAPRAKASH TENTU
TDP· Telugu Desam Party
TDP 56.8%INC 36.1%4 others 7.1%
Votes
44,330
56.8% share
Winning margin
16,133
20.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
72.5%
of 1,07,609
Therlam is a safe seat — JAYAPRAKASH TENTU won by 20.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAYAPRAKASH TENTU | Telugu Desam Party | 44,330 | 56.8% |
| 2 | VASIREDDI VARADA RAMA RAO | INC | 28,197 | 36.1% |
| 3 | BURLE SOMINAIDU | IND | 3,098 | 4.0% |
| 4 | KOLLI KURMI NAIDU | IND | 1,002 | 1.3% |
| 5 | PUDI MADHUSUDANA RAO | IND | 747 | 1.0% |
| 6 | APPARAO RAGOLU | IND | 685 | 0.9% |
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 (131st), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean20.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 1.0% · max 47.3%
How contested is turnout?
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80%
lowerhigher
131st of 175How crowded is the field?
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2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
54th of 175How much NOTA?
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2.3%
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8th 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
TDP 56.8%INC 36.1%OTH 7.1%
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.