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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 115 · 1985
Ongole
Winner — 1985
KOTESWARA RAO PONUGUPATI
TDP· Telugu Desam Party
TDP 53.8%INC 44.8%7 others 1.4%
Votes
53,654
53.8% share
Winning margin
9,024
9.1% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
68.0%
of 1,46,479
A clear win with a 9.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KOTESWARA RAO PONUGUPATI | Telugu Desam Party | 53,654 | 53.8% |
| 2 | PASUPULETI MALAKONDAIAH NAIDU | INC | 44,630 | 44.8% |
| 3 | IRUKUMATI CHINA KONDAIAH | IND | 469 | 0.5% |
| 4 | KOLA ANYANEYULU | IND | 297 | 0.3% |
| 5 | NALLURI PURNACHANDRA RAO | IND | 201 | 0.2% |
| 6 | POTHURI PANDURANGAIAH | IND | 196 | 0.2% |
| 7 | TADIPARTHI JOHN PRAKASAMU | IND | 96 | 0.1% |
| 8 | SHAIK ABBAS | IND | 77 | 0.1% |
| 9 | SHAIK LAL AHAMMAD | IND | 66 | 0.1% |
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 (74th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean9.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 4.1% · max 33.7%
How contested is turnout?
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85%
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74th of 175How crowded is the field?
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2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
52nd of 175How much NOTA?
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1.3%
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43rd of 175Where does the house stand?
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294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TDP 53.8%INC 44.8%OTH 1.4%
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.