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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 97 · 1972
Ponnur
Winner — 1972
DOPPALAPUDI RANGARAO
IND
IND 45.0%INC 44.4%3 others 10.6%
Votes
26,649
45.0% share
Winning margin
342
0.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
68.8%
of 86,135
Ponnur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.6% — fewer than 342 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DOPPALAPUDI RANGARAO | IND | 26,649 | 45.0% |
| 2 | MANU ANTA RAO YALAVARTI | Congress (R) | 26,307 | 44.4% |
| 3 | G. RAO NANNAPANENI | IND | 2,904 | 4.9% |
| 4 | LAKSHMANA MURILDHARARAO | IND | 2,407 | 4.1% |
| 5 | DORADLA SATYANARAYANA | 978 | 1.6% |
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 (112th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 0.6% · max 31.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
112th of 175How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.07
fewer partiesmore parties
116th of 175How much NOTA?
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0.5%
lowerhigher
160th of 175Where does the house stand?
SEAT
287 seats · 144 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 45.0%INC 44.4%OTH 10.6%
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.