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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 59 · 1978
Narasapur
Winner — 1978
SHESHAVATARAM PARAKALA
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 46.2%JNP 31.3%2 others 22.5%
Votes
36,767
46.2% share
Winning margin
11,834
14.9% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
77.6%
of 1,02,620
A clear win with a 14.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHESHAVATARAM PARAKALA |  INC(I)INC | 36,767 | 46.2% |
| 2 | POLISETTI VASUDEVA RAO | Janata | 24,933 | 31.3% |
| 3 | KOTLA VENKATA SESHYYA | INC | 17,273 | 21.7% |
| 4 | KOVVALI AYYANNA NAYUDU | IND | 632 | 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 (122nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe14.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.8% · min 2.8% · max 36.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
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122nd of 175How crowded is the field?
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1.98
fewer partiesmore parties
152nd of 175How much NOTA?
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0.6%
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154th of 175Where does the house stand?
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294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
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1.98EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 46.2%JNP 31.3%INC 21.7%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.