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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 2 · 1962
Sompeta
Winner — 1962
GOUTHU LATCHANNA
SWA· Swatantra Party
SWA 43.6%IND 38.8%1 others 17.6%
Votes
16,609
43.6% share
Winning margin
1,834
4.8% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
61.2%
of 62,237
A closely fought contest. GOUTHU LATCHANNA won with a 4.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOUTHU LATCHANNA | Swatantra Party | 16,609 | 43.6% |
| 2 | MAJJI TULASIDASS | IND | 14,775 | 38.8% |
| 3 | GANNI PADMANABHA RAO | INC | 6,707 | 17.6% |
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.
Low turnout (146th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe4.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.9% · min 4.6% · max 38.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
146th of 175How crowded is the field?
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2.01
fewer partiesmore parties
144th of 175How much NOTA?
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1.6%
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27th of 175Where does the house stand?
SEAT
300 seats · 151 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.01EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SWA 43.6%IND 38.8%INC 17.6%
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.