DarsiAssembly by-election result, 1997
Narapusetty Papa Rao (TDP) won Darsi in the 1997 assembly by-election with 52.5% of the vote, beating Pitchi Reddy Sanikommu (INC) by 8,401 votes.
Seat boundaries were redrawn before the 1978 election. In 1972, seat no. 121 was Yerragondipalem. Seat boundaries were redrawn after 2004. From 2009, seat no. 121 is Palasa. See the seat history for this ground's earlier results.
Winner
A clear win with a 7.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes · %Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Narapusetty Papa Rao | 63,43252.5% | |
| 2 | Pitchi Reddy Sanikommu | 55,03145.6% | |
| 3 | Venkata Ramanaiah Makineni NTRTDP(LP) | NTRTDP(LP) | 9510.8% |
| 4 | Akula Venkatesh Naidu IND | IND | 3510.3% |
| 5 | China Kotaiah Korivi IND | IND | 2810.2% |
| 6 | Yangala Koterswara Rao IND | IND | 2520.2% |
| 7 | Munaga Srinivasulu IND | IND | 1780.1% |
| 8 | Abdul Gafoor Syed IND | IND | 1240.1% |
| 9 | Parsapu Chalamaiah IND | IND | 860.1% |
| 10 | Obulapuram Malleswara Rao IND | IND | 740.1% |
Results are complete; affidavit details aren't available for this seat yet.
A clear win, an essentially two-way race.
How safe is this seat?
winning margin, share of votes
How many parties were really in the race?
TDP and INC took 98% of the votes.
Parties in the race 2.07 Effective number of parties — counts each party by its share of the vote.
How did the vote split?
This seat number was reused from 2009. The district data on file describe the seat as contested from 2009, so they are not shown for earlier elections.
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Who has won Darsi, 1978–2004
- 1978GNANA PRAKASAM BERRE (INC(I)), margin 2.1%
- 1983KATURI NARAYANA SWAMY (TDP), margin 22.5%
- 1985PUSETTY SRIRAMULU (TDP), margin 0.3%
- 1989SANIKOMMU PITCHIREDDY (INC), margin 1.1%
- 1994NARAPASETTY SREERAMULU (TDP), margin 16.1%
- 1999SANIKOMMU PITCHI REDDY (INC), margin 10.2%
- 2004UCHEPALLI SUBBA REDDY (IND), margin 1.8%