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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 17 · 1978Reserved (SC)
Etcherla
Winner — 1978
KOTHAPALLI NARASAYYA
JNP· Janata
JNP 46.8%INC(I) 28.7%3 others 24.5%
Votes
25,272
46.8% share
Winning margin
9,791
18.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
62.7%
of 86,150
Etcherla is a safe seat — KOTHAPALLI NARASAYYA won by 18.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KOTHAPALLI NARASAYYA | Janata | 25,272 | 46.8% |
| 2 | BODDEPALLI NARASIMHULU |  INC(I)INC | 15,481 | 28.7% |
| 3 | KANCHAYYA POTNURU | INC | 8,651 | 16.0% |
| 4 | MANDA VENKATRAO | IND | 4,017 | 7.4% |
| 5 | MAKAYYA KOPPALA | IND | 557 | 1.0% |
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 (17th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe18.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.9% · min 3.7% · max 44.2%
How contested is turnout?
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89%
lowerhigher
17th of 175How crowded is the field?
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2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
74th of 175How much NOTA?
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1.7%
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24th 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 46.8%INC(I) 28.7%INC 16.0%IND 7.4%OTH 1.0%
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.