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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 62 · 1985
Bhimavaram
Winner — 1985
VENKATA NARASIMHA RAJU PENMETSA
TDP· Telugu Desam Party
TDP 67.8%INC 29.5%4 others 2.8%
Votes
58,020
67.8% share
Winning margin
32,815
38.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
67.2%
of 1,27,350
Bhimavaram is a safe seat — VENKATA NARASIMHA RAJU PENMETSA won by 38.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VENKATA NARASIMHA RAJU PENMETSA | Telugu Desam Party | 58,020 | 67.8% |
| 2 | BAND NAGENDRA VENKATA RAMESHWARA RAO ALIAS | INC | 25,205 | 29.4% |
| 3 | GANDHI RAJU CHINTALAPATI | IND | 1,556 | 1.8% |
| 4 | CHANDRA SEKHARA RAO KUKKALA | IND | 331 | 0.4% |
| 5 | VILLURI PADMA KUMARI | IND | 255 | 0.3% |
| 6 | KALIDINDI VENKATA SOHARAJU | IND | 217 | 0.3% |
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 (107th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe38.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.3% · min 2.9% · max 48.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
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107th of 175How crowded is the field?
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1.92
fewer partiesmore parties
165th of 175How much NOTA?
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0.9%
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100th of 175Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TDP 67.8%INC 29.4%OTH 2.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— 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.