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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 72 · 1962
Polavaram
Winner — 1962
KARATAM BABURAO
CPI· Left
CPI 46.9%INC 42.2%2 others 10.9%
Votes
18,700
46.9% share
Winning margin
1,875
4.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
66.5%
of 60,008
A closely fought contest. KARATAM BABURAO won with a 4.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KARATAM BABURAO | Left | 18,700 | 46.9% |
| 2 | POOTHANA APPARAO | INC | 16,825 | 42.2% |
| 3 | PRATIVADI BHAYAMKARAM RANGACHARYULU | Swatantra Party | 2,811 | 7.0% |
| 4 | BODIKA CHINAGANGULU | 1,537 | 3.9% |
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.
Average turnout (87th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean4.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 0.2% · max 66.1%
How contested is turnout?
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84%
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87th of 175How crowded is the field?
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1.92
fewer partiesmore parties
166th of 175How much NOTA?
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0.6%
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155th of 175Where does the house stand?
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300 seats · 151 majority
How did the vote split?
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1.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 46.9%INC 42.2%SWA 7.0%OTH 3.9%
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.