HanamkondaAssembly by-election result, 1998
Dr. P. V. Ranga Rao (INC) won Hanamkonda in the 1998 assembly by-election with 35.6% of the vote, beating Marthineni Dharma Rao (BJP) by 2,960 votes.
Seat boundaries were redrawn before the 1978 election. In 1972, seat no. 270 was Palwancha. Seat boundaries were redrawn after 2004. From 2009, seat no. 270 is Tadpatri. See the seat history for this ground's earlier results.
Winner
A closely fought contest. Dr. P. V. Ranga Rao won with a 2.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes · %Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. P. V. Ranga Rao | 46,06035.6% | |
| 2 | Marthineni Dharma Rao | 43,10033.3% | |
| 3 | Dasyam Sabitha Bhasker | 39,11730.2% | |
| 4 | Dr. Chintha Suvartha | 5710.4% | |
| 5 | Ramana Reddy Chandupatla | 4260.3% | |
| 6 | M. Jayaraju IND | IND | 1210.1% |
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 99% of the votes.
Parties in the race 3.04 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 Hanamkonda, 1978–2004
- 1978T. HAYAGRIVA CHARY (INC(I)), margin 19.0%
- 1983SANGAM REDDY SATYANARAYANA (TDP), margin 26.6%
- 1985VENKATESWAR RAO V. (TDP), margin 11.5%
- 1989P.V. RANGA RAO (INC), margin 23.1%
- 1994PRANAY BHASKER DASYAM (TDP), margin 13.6%
- 1999DHARMA RAO MARTHINENI (BJP), margin 10.7%
- 2004ANDADI SATYANARAYANA REDDY (TRS), margin 2.1%