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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 3 · 1985
Tekkali
Winner — 1985
SAROJA VARADA
TDP· Telugu Desam Party
TDP 60.7%INC 29.9%5 others 9.5%
Votes
42,487
60.7% share
Winning margin
21,571
30.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
66.9%
of 1,04,738
Tekkali is a safe seat — SAROJA VARADA won by 30.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAROJA VARADA | Telugu Desam Party | 42,487 | 60.7% |
| 2 | DUVVADA VENKATA RAMARAO | INC | 20,916 | 29.9% |
| 3 | JEEVANRAO TAMARE | Lok Dal | 2,767 | 4.0% |
| 4 | ATTADA JANARDHANARAO | IND | 2,129 | 3.0% |
| 5 | KORLAPU MALLESU | IND | 777 | 1.1% |
| 6 | AMBATI BHOOLOKAM | IND | 645 | 0.9% |
| 7 | REYYI JAYAMMA | IND | 316 | 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 (128th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe30.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.8% · min 0.3% · max 43.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
128th of 175How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
80th of 175How much NOTA?
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1.9%
lowerhigher
17th of 175Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TDP 60.7%INC 29.9%OTH 9.5%
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.