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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 46 · 1978
Pithapuram
Winner — 1978
KOPPANA VENKATA CHANDRA MOHANARAO
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 44.0%JNP 36.5%2 others 19.5%
Votes
28,585
44.0% share
Winning margin
4,900
7.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
75.9%
of 85,540
A clear win with a 7.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KOPPANA VENKATA CHANDRA MOHANARAO |  INC(I)INC | 28,585 | 44.0% |
| 2 | PEKETI THAMMIRAJU | Janata | 23,685 | 36.5% |
| 3 | SINGISETTY VEERABHADRA RAO | IND | 9,897 | 15.2% |
| 4 | SURYANARAYANA MURTHY YELLA | INC | 2,754 | 4.2% |
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 (72nd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe7.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.4% · min 3.3% · max 46.5%
How contested is turnout?
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85%
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72nd of 175How crowded is the field?
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2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
64th of 175How much NOTA?
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1.0%
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67th of 175Where does the house stand?
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294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 44.0%JNP 36.5%IND 15.2%OTH 4.2%
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.