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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 72 · 1989
Kovvur
Winner — 1989
PENDYALA VENKATA KRISHNARAO
TDP· National Front
TDP 52.8%INC 46.4%3 others 0.7%
Votes
60,116
52.9% share
Winning margin
7,292
6.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
76.3%
of 1,49,112
A clear win with a 6.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PENDYALA VENKATA KRISHNARAO | National Front | 60,116 | 52.9% |
| 2 | RAFIULLA BAIG, MD. | INC | 52,824 | 46.4% |
| 3 | LAKSHMI PRASADA RAJU PENMATCHA | IND | 466 | 0.4% |
| 4 | VEERAMALLA RAMA KRISHNA | IND | 217 | 0.2% |
| 5 | ANUPINDI CHAKRADHARA RAO | IND | 136 | 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.
Average turnout (87th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean6.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 0.2% · max 66.1%
How contested is turnout?
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84%
lowerhigher
87th of 175How crowded is the field?
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1.92
fewer partiesmore parties
166th of 175How much NOTA?
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0.6%
lowerhigher
155th of 175Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TDP 52.9%INC 46.4%OTH 0.7%
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.