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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 79 · 1985
Kankipadu
Winner — 1985
DEVINENI RAJESEKHAR
TDP· Telugu Desam Party
TDP 55.5%INC 43.6%3 others 0.9%
Votes
60,587
55.5% share
Winning margin
12,926
11.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
65.8%
of 1,65,916
A clear win with a 11.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEVINENI RAJESEKHAR | Telugu Desam Party | 60,587 | 55.5% |
| 2 | PILLA VENKATESWARA RAO | INC | 47,661 | 43.6% |
| 3 | KOLLURU DURGA RAO | IND | 473 | 0.4% |
| 4 | NUTHULAPATI SAMBASIVARAO | Lok Dal | 308 | 0.3% |
| 5 | GRANDHI SREERAMACHANDRAMURTY ALIAS RAMUDU | IND | 212 | 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.
Low turnout (170th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean11.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 2.0% · max 29.4%
How contested is turnout?
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67%
lowerhigher
170th of 175How crowded is the field?
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2.02
fewer partiesmore parties
143rd of 175How much NOTA?
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0.7%
lowerhigher
130th of 175Where does the house stand?
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294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.02EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TDP 55.5%INC 43.6%OTH 0.9%
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.