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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 19 · 1978
Gajapathinagaram
Winner — 1978
VANGAPANDU NARAYANAPPALA NAIDU
JNP· Janata
JNP 37.1%IND 32.8%3 others 30.1%
Votes
27,091
37.1% share
Winning margin
3,146
4.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
81.0%
of 90,161
A closely fought contest. VANGAPANDU NARAYANAPPALA NAIDU won with a 4.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VANGAPANDU NARAYANAPPALA NAIDU | Janata | 27,091 | 37.1% |
| 2 | VENKATA GANGARAJU NARKEDAMILLI | IND | 23,945 | 32.8% |
| 3 | TADDI SANYASI NAIDU | INC | 17,693 | 24.2% |
| 4 | MADHURI VIJAYARAMA GAJAPATIRAJU PUSAPATI |  INC(I)INC | 3,700 | 5.1% |
| 5 | SAMANTULA ADINARAYANA | IND | 567 | 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.
Average turnout (54th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean4.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.4% · min 0.3% · max 40.7%
How contested is turnout?
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86%
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54th of 175How crowded is the field?
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2.06
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123rd of 175How much NOTA?
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1.0%
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73rd of 175Where does the house stand?
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294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 37.1%IND 32.8%INC 24.2%INC(I) 5.1%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.