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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 25 · 1972
Visakhapatnam I I
Winner — 1972
POTHINA SANYASI RAO
IND
IND 35.3%IND 32.3%2 others 32.4%
Votes
17,356
35.3% share
Winning margin
1,492
3.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
48.9%
of 1,00,469
A closely fought contest. POTHINA SANYASI RAO won with a 3.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | POTHINA SANYASI RAO | IND | 17,356 | 35.3% |
| 2 | DRONAMRAJU SATYANARAYANA | IND | 15,864 | 32.3% |
| 3 | NAIDU P M | Congress (R) | 14,811 | 30.1% |
| 4 | APPARAO NAKKANA | IND | 1,131 | 2.3% |
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.
Low turnout (160th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.3% · min 2.8% · max 53.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
160th of 175How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.91
fewer partiesmore parties
167th of 175How much NOTA?
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0.6%
lowerhigher
145th of 175Where does the house stand?
SEAT
287 seats · 144 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.91EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 35.3%IND 32.3%INC 30.1%OTH 2.3%
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.