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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 70 · 1985
Eluru
Winner — 1985
MARADANI RANGARAO
TDP· Telugu Desam Party
TDP 60.6%INC 37.3%7 others 2.1%
Votes
52,078
60.6% share
Winning margin
20,040
23.3% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
67.3%
of 1,27,569
Eluru is a safe seat — MARADANI RANGARAO won by 23.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MARADANI RANGARAO | Telugu Desam Party | 52,078 | 60.6% |
| 2 | NANDI BALA SATYANARAYANA | INC | 32,038 | 37.3% |
| 3 | BOLLI SUDHAKARA RAO ALIAS SAI BABA | IND | 567 | 0.7% |
| 4 | AKULA VENKATA SUBBARAO | IND | 491 | 0.6% |
| 5 | NUNNA ANJARAO | IND | 231 | 0.3% |
| 6 | ADUSUMILLI SAROJINI | IND | 161 | 0.2% |
| 7 | DEVANANDA KUMAR THUMATI | IND | 134 | 0.2% |
| 8 | KANNEGOLLA SREERAMA PURUSHOTHAMA RAO | IND | 122 | 0.1% |
| 9 | CHINTA SIMHADRI | IND | 101 | 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.
High turnout (19th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean23.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 0.4% · max 56.7%
How contested is turnout?
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89%
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19th of 175How crowded is the field?
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2.14
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68th of 175How much NOTA?
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1.3%
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42nd of 175Where does the house stand?
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294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TDP 60.6%INC 37.3%OTH 2.1%
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.