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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 30 · 1978
Madugula
Winner — 1978
KURACHA RAMUNAIDU
IND
IND 28.0%INC(I) 27.4%3 others 44.6%
Votes
19,147
28.0% share
Winning margin
437
0.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
69.0%
of 99,072
Madugula was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.6% — fewer than 437 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KURACHA RAMUNAIDU | IND | 19,147 | 28.0% |
| 2 | GUMMALA ADINARAYANA | INC | 18,710 | 27.4% |
| 3 | BHUMIREDDY SATYANARAYANA | IND | 12,784 | 18.7% |
| 4 | KALAVATHI BODDU | INC | 11,405 | 16.7% |
| 5 | DONDA VARAHALU DORA | Janata | 6,263 | 9.2% |
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 (121st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean0.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 0.6% · max 43.0%
How contested is turnout?
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81%
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121st of 175How crowded is the field?
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1.90
fewer partiesmore parties
168th of 175How much NOTA?
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1.1%
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62nd of 175Where does the house stand?
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294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
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1.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 28.0%INC(I) 27.4%IND 18.7%INC 16.7%JNP 9.2%
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.