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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 95 · 1978
Duggirala
Winner — 1978
G.VEDANTHA RAO
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 42.5%CPM 41.1%2 others 16.4%
Votes
31,843
42.5% share
Winning margin
1,070
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
75.3%
of 99,398
Duggirala was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 1,070 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G.VEDANTHA RAO |  INC(I)INC | 31,843 | 42.5% |
| 2 | GUDIBANDI NAGI REDDY | Left | 30,773 | 41.1% |
| 3 | KONGARA JAGGAIAH | INC | 10,593 | 14.2% |
| 4 | PASUPULETI KRISHNA MURTHY | IND | 1,664 | 2.2% |
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.
Low turnout (158th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.5% · max 45.3%
How contested is turnout?
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72%
lowerhigher
158th of 175How crowded is the field?
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2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
60th of 175How much NOTA?
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0.7%
lowerhigher
138th of 175Where does the house stand?
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294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 42.5%CPM 41.1%INC 14.2%OTH 2.2%
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.