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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 61 · 1985Reserved (SC)
Achanta
Winner — 1985
CHITTARANJAN ALUGU
CPM· Left
CPM 67.5%INC 25.5%4 others 7.0%
Votes
51,016
67.5% share
Winning margin
31,722
42.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
70.6%
of 1,07,056
Achanta is a safe seat — CHITTARANJAN ALUGU won by 42.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHITTARANJAN ALUGU | Left | 51,016 | 67.5% |
| 2 | AMBUJA KAMIDI | INC | 19,294 | 25.5% |
| 3 | BABU BHUJANGARAO MOCHERLA | IND | 4,523 | 6.0% |
| 4 | BHASKARA RAO KOTA | IND | 396 | 0.5% |
| 5 | NARASIMHAMURTHY | IND | 290 | 0.4% |
| 6 | VENKANNA POLAMURI | IND | 86 | 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 (105th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe42.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.8% · min 1.2% · max 42.0%
How contested is turnout?
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83%
lowerhigher
105th of 175How crowded is the field?
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1.89
fewer partiesmore parties
170th of 175How much NOTA?
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0.9%
lowerhigher
93rd of 175Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
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1.89EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 67.5%INC 25.5%IND 6.0%OTH 1.0%
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.