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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 54 · 1978Reserved (SC)
Allavaram
Winner — 1978
VENKATAPATHI DEVARAPALLI
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 48.6%RPK 34.6%2 others 16.8%
Votes
29,811
48.6% share
Winning margin
8,569
14.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
69.2%
of 88,715
A clear win with a 14.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VENKATAPATHI DEVARAPALLI |  INC(I)INC | 29,811 | 48.6% |
| 2 | B. V. RAMANAYYA | RPK | 21,242 | 34.6% |
| 3 | PARAMATA VEERA RAGHUVULU | INC | 9,379 | 15.3% |
| 4 | PULUSUGANTI | IND | 916 | 1.5% |
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 (47th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean14.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.2% · min 1.7% · max 24.8%
How contested is turnout?
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87%
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47th of 175How crowded is the field?
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2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
100th of 175How much NOTA?
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1.5%
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31st of 175Where does the house stand?
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294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 48.6%RPK 34.6%INC 15.3%OTH 1.5%
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.