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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 79 · 1989
Kankipadu
Winner — 1989
DEVINENI RAJA SEKHAR (NEHRU)
TDP· National Front
TDP 51.1%INC 48.1%4 others 0.8%
Votes
79,975
51.1% share
Winning margin
4,822
3.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
70.5%
of 2,21,635
A closely fought contest. DEVINENI RAJA SEKHAR (NEHRU) won with a 3.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEVINENI RAJA SEKHAR (NEHRU) | National Front | 79,975 | 51.1% |
| 2 | YALAMANCHILI NAGESWARARAO | INC | 75,153 | 48.1% |
| 3 | POLAVARAPU RAGHAVENDRARAO | JNP(JP) | 511 | 0.3% |
| 4 | KATAMRAJU YARAM | 323 | 0.2% | |
| 5 | GUNTAKA SAMBIREDDI | IND | 236 | 0.1% |
| 6 | RAMACHANDRA BOSE MADASU | IND | 171 | 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.
Low turnout (170th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean3.1%
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 51.1%INC 48.1%OTH 0.8%
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.