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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 14 · 1978Reserved (SC)
Palakonda
Winner — 1978
KAMBALA RAJARATNAM
JNP· Janata
JNP 45.0%INC(I) 23.1%4 others 31.8%
Votes
24,145
45.0% share
Winning margin
11,758
21.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
67.5%
of 79,350
Palakonda is a safe seat — KAMBALA RAJARATNAM won by 21.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KAMBALA RAJARATNAM | Janata | 24,145 | 45.0% |
| 2 | DARAMANA ADINARAYANA |  INC(I)INC | 12,387 | 23.1% |
| 3 | PAGADALAMMA SUKKA | INC | 10,319 | 19.3% |
| 4 | DUNGA SUBHASHINIRAJU | IND | 3,278 | 6.1% |
| 5 | NUTHULAPATI BALA PADMAVATI | RPK | 2,668 | 5.0% |
| 6 | SAMALA MADHAVARAO | IND | 802 | 1.5% |
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 (115th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe21.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.3% · min 1.6% · max 54.3%
How contested is turnout?
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81%
lowerhigher
115th of 175How crowded is the field?
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2.07
fewer partiesmore parties
113th of 175How much NOTA?
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1.4%
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39th of 175Where does the house stand?
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294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 45.0%INC(I) 23.1%INC 19.3%IND 6.1%OTH 6.5%
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.