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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 97 · 1989
Ponnur
Winner — 1989
CHITTINENI VENKATA RAO
INC· INC
INC 48.4%TDP 46.7%1 others 5.0%
Votes
46,831
48.4% share
Winning margin
1,654
1.7% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
72.7%
of 1,33,100
Ponnur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.7% — fewer than 1,654 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHITTINENI VENKATA RAO | INC | 46,831 | 48.4% |
| 2 | DHULIPALLA VEERIAAH CHOWDARY | National Front | 45,177 | 46.7% |
| 3 | KATTI PADMA RAO | IND | 4,815 | 5.0% |
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 (112th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean1.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 0.6% · max 31.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
112th of 175How crowded is the field?
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2.07
fewer partiesmore parties
116th of 175How much NOTA?
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0.5%
lowerhigher
160th of 175Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.4%TDP 46.7%OTH 5.0%
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.