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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 6 · 1967Reserved (SC)
Pataptnam
Winner — 1967
P. GUNNAYYA
INC· INC
INC 42.2%SWA 41.0%3 others 16.9%
Votes
13,419
42.2% share
Winning margin
394
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
45.1%
of 70,495
Pataptnam was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 394 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. GUNNAYYA | INC | 13,419 | 42.2% |
| 2 | S. RAJAIAH | Swatantra Party | 13,025 | 41.0% |
| 3 | P. DANDASI | IND | 2,264 | 7.1% |
| 4 | R. CHANDRAIAH | IND | 1,734 | 5.5% |
| 5 | K. PAPARAO | IND | 1,362 | 4.3% |
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 (120th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 0.3% · max 31.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
120th of 175How crowded is the field?
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2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
9th of 175How much NOTA?
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1.4%
lowerhigher
36th of 175Where does the house stand?
SEAT
287 seats · 144 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 42.2%SWA 41.0%IND 7.1%IND 5.5%OTH 4.3%
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.