MetpalliAssembly by-election result, 1998
Komi Reddy Jyothi Devi (INC) won Metpalli in the 1998 assembly by-election with 34.5% of the vote, beating Venkata Ramana Reddy Thummala (BJP) by 3,885 votes.
Seat boundaries were redrawn before the 1978 election. In 1972, seat no. 258 was Chennur. Seat boundaries were redrawn after 2004. From 2009, seat no. 258 is Nandyal. See the seat history for this ground's earlier results.
Winner
A closely fought contest. Komi Reddy Jyothi Devi won with a 3.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes · %Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Komi Reddy Jyothi Devi | 34,59634.5% | |
| 2 | Venkata Ramana Reddy Thummala | 30,71130.6% | |
| 3 | Kalvakuntla Vidyasagar Rao | 29,85929.8% | |
| 4 | Pudari Narsa Goud IND | IND | 4,6854.7% |
| 5 | Donthula Chandra Sekhar IND | IND | 3560.4% |
Results are complete; affidavit details aren't available for this seat yet.
A close contest, a fragmented field.
How safe is this seat?
winning margin, share of votes
How many parties were really in the race?
The top three took 95% of the votes.
Parties in the race 3.29 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 Metpalli, 1978–2004
- 1978V. VENKATESHWAR RAO (INC(I)), margin 43.9%
- 1983VARDINENI VENKATESWAR RAO (INC), margin 12.8%
- 1985CHENNAMANENI VIDYASAGAR RAO (BJP), margin 0.6%
- 1989CH. VIDYA SAGAR RAO (BJP), margin 6.8%
- 1994CHENNAMANANI VIDYASAGAR RAO (BJP), margin 16.9%
- 1999VENKATA RAMANA REDDY THUMMALA (BJP), margin 11.2%
- 2004OMOREDDI RAMLU (JP), margin 5.1%