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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 115 · 1989
Ongole
Winner — 1989
BACHALA BALAIAH
INC· INC
INC 57.9%TDP 41.5%4 others 0.6%
Votes
68,704
57.9% share
Winning margin
19,490
16.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
64.0%
of 1,85,229
Ongole is a safe seat — BACHALA BALAIAH won by 16.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BACHALA BALAIAH | INC | 68,704 | 57.9% |
| 2 | KAMEPALLI VENKATA RAMANA RAO | National Front | 49,214 | 41.5% |
| 3 | DEGALA RAMAKOTI VARA PRASAD | IND | 221 | 0.2% |
| 4 | TADIPARTI ESTERMMA | IND | 190 | 0.2% |
| 5 | BODAPATI SINGAIAH | IND | 138 | 0.1% |
| 6 | RAYIPUDI KOTAIAH | IND | 136 | 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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lean16.4%
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
INC 57.9%TDP 41.5%OTH 0.6%
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.