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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 59 · 1972
Harasapur
Winner — 1972
PARAKALA SESHAVATARAM
INC· Congress (R)
INC 63.5%CPM 34.4%2 others 2.1%
Votes
40,803
63.5% share
Winning margin
18,695
29.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
68.8%
of 93,376
Harasapur is a safe seat — PARAKALA SESHAVATARAM won by 29.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARAKALA SESHAVATARAM | Congress (R) | 40,803 | 63.5% |
| 2 | R SATYANARAYANA RAJU | Left | 22,108 | 34.4% |
| 3 | V VENKATA SUBHA RAO | IND | 778 | 1.2% |
| 4 | NALLAM SHANKAR VEERA | IND | 591 | 0.9% |
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 (122nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe29.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.8% · min 2.8% · max 36.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
122nd of 175How crowded is the field?
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1.98
fewer partiesmore parties
152nd of 175How much NOTA?
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0.6%
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154th of 175Where does the house stand?
SEAT
287 seats · 144 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.98EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 63.5%CPM 34.4%OTH 2.1%
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.