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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 51 · 1962
Kakinada
Winner — 1962
DANTU BHASKARA RAO
INC· INC
INC 47.2%IND 42.6%2 others 10.2%
Votes
20,753
47.2% share
Winning margin
2,012
4.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
74.1%
of 59,361
A closely fought contest. DANTU BHASKARA RAO won with a 4.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DANTU BHASKARA RAO | INC | 20,753 | 47.2% |
| 2 | C. V. K. RAO | IND | 18,741 | 42.6% |
| 3 | BATCHU SANYASI RAO | Swatantra Party | 3,840 | 8.7% |
| 4 | BATCHU CHINAKAMALAM | 634 | 1.4% |
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.
Low turnout (149th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean4.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 0.3% · max 32.7%
How contested is turnout?
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74%
lowerhigher
149th of 175How crowded is the field?
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1.95
fewer partiesmore parties
158th of 175How much NOTA?
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1.3%
lowerhigher
41st of 175Where does the house stand?
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300 seats · 151 majority
How did the vote split?
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1.95EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.2%IND 42.6%SWA 8.7%OTH 1.4%
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.