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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 16 · 1978
Srikakulam
Winner — 1978
CHALLA LAKSHMINARAYANA
JNP· Janata
JNP 33.3%INC(I) 23.3%5 others 43.3%
Votes
23,643
33.3% share
Winning margin
7,087
10.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
73.4%
of 96,721
A clear win with a 10.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHALLA LAKSHMINARAYANA | Janata | 23,643 | 33.3% |
| 2 | RAGHAVADAS TRIPURNA |  INC(I)INC | 16,556 | 23.3% |
| 3 | TANGI SATYANARAYANA | INC | 14,766 | 20.8% |
| 4 | MYLAPILLI SATYARAJULA | IND | 7,509 | 10.6% |
| 5 | IPPILLI VENKATRAO | IND | 5,270 | 7.4% |
| 6 | NIDDAPU SANNIBABU | IND | 2,286 | 3.2% |
| 7 | GERIMELLA RAMAKRISHNA | IND | 928 | 1.3% |
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 (38th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe10.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.4% · min 2.2% · max 56.0%
How contested is turnout?
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87%
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38th of 175How crowded is the field?
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2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
73rd of 175How much NOTA?
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2.1%
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13th of 175Where does the house stand?
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294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 33.3%INC(I) 23.3%INC 20.8%IND 10.6%IND 7.4%OTH 4.5%
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.