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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 56 · 1978
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Winner — 1978
MANTHENA VENKATA SURYA SUBHARAJU
JNP· Janata
JNP 43.0%INC 38.2%3 others 18.8%
Votes
31,679
43.0% share
Winning margin
3,569
4.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
82.9%
of 88,852
A closely fought contest. MANTHENA VENKATA SURYA SUBHARAJU won with a 4.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANTHENA VENKATA SURYA SUBHARAJU | Janata | 31,679 | 43.0% |
| 2 | CHIRLA SOMA SUMDARA REDDY | INC | 28,110 | 38.2% |
| 3 | SAKA SATYAM |  INC(I)INC | 12,601 | 17.1% |
| 4 | CHANDRA RAO MERLA | IND | 865 | 1.2% |
| 5 | SARIPELLA SITA RAMARAJU | IND | 378 | 0.5% |
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 (97th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean4.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.5% · min 1.8% · max 28.4%
How contested is turnout?
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84%
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97th of 175How crowded is the field?
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2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
93rd of 175How much NOTA?
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1.1%
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55th of 175Where does the house stand?
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294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 43.0%INC 38.2%INC(I) 17.1%OTH 1.7%
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.