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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 85 · 1989
Gudivada
Winner — 1989
ESWARA KUMAR KATARI
INC· INC
INC 49.8%TDP 49.3%7 others 0.9%
Votes
52,723
49.8% share
Winning margin
510
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
72.7%
of 1,45,655
Gudivada was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 510 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ESWARA KUMAR KATARI | INC | 52,723 | 49.8% |
| 2 | RAVI SOBHANADRI CHOWDARY | National Front | 52,213 | 49.3% |
| 3 | TALLURI PEDA NAGESWARA RAO | IND | 260 | 0.3% |
| 4 | VANGALAPUDI CHINNA APPARAO | IND | 193 | 0.2% |
| 5 | SEETHALA SAMBASIVA RAO | IND | 136 | 0.1% |
| 6 | GORJI SANKARANAYANA RAO | IND | 122 | 0.1% |
| 7 | APPA RAO VEMPALA | IND | 93 | 0.1% |
| 8 | ANNAM RADHES KRISHNA MURTHY | IND | 73 | 0.1% |
| 9 | HARI PRASAD RAO KACHANAPALLI | IND | 68 | 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 (7th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.9% · min 0.5% · max 32.0%
How contested is turnout?
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90%
lowerhigher
7th of 175How crowded is the field?
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2.07
fewer partiesmore parties
115th of 175How much NOTA?
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0.6%
lowerhigher
156th of 175Where does the house stand?
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294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.8%TDP 49.3%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.