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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 56 · 1972
Kothapeta
Winner — 1972
DENDULURI BHANUTILAKAM
INC· Congress (R)
INC 57.3%IND 42.0%1 others 0.7%
Votes
36,813
57.3% share
Winning margin
9,845
15.3% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
78.5%
of 81,844
Kothapeta is a safe seat — DENDULURI BHANUTILAKAM won by 15.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DENDULURI BHANUTILAKAM | Congress (R) | 36,813 | 57.3% |
| 2 | V SISUBBARAJU MANTENA | IND | 26,968 | 42.0% |
| 3 | JAGANNADHA RAO BADDA | RPK | 459 | 0.7% |
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 (97th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.5% · min 1.8% · max 28.4%
How contested is turnout?
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84%
lowerhigher
97th of 175How crowded is the field?
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2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
93rd of 175How much NOTA?
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1.1%
lowerhigher
55th of 175Where does the house stand?
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287 seats · 144 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 57.3%IND 42.0%OTH 0.7%
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.