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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 111 · 1978
Chirala
Winner — 1978
MUTTE VINKATESWARLU
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 43.5%JNP 41.2%3 others 15.3%
Votes
36,114
43.5% share
Winning margin
1,857
2.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
74.6%
of 1,11,408
A closely fought contest. MUTTE VINKATESWARLU won with a 2.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUTTE VINKATESWARLU |  INC(I)INC | 36,114 | 43.5% |
| 2 | SAJJA CHANDRAMOULI | Janata | 34,257 | 41.2% |
| 3 | NAGABHUSHANAM PITTE | IND | 7,062 | 8.5% |
| 4 | PINJALA MRUTHYUNJEYULU | INC | 5,029 | 6.0% |
| 5 | KAPARDHI BUDRAJU | IND | 620 | 0.8% |
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.
High turnout (18th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean2.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 0.5% · max 40.5%
How contested is turnout?
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89%
lowerhigher
18th of 175How crowded is the field?
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2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
70th of 175How much NOTA?
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0.7%
lowerhigher
135th of 175Where does the house stand?
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294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 43.5%JNP 41.2%IND 8.5%INC 6.0%OTH 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
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— 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.