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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 73 · 1989Reserved (ST)
Polavaram
Winner — 1989
BADISA DURGA RAO
INC· INC
INC 46.8%TDP 43.7%3 others 9.5%
Votes
42,673
46.8% share
Winning margin
2,814
3.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
68.3%
of 1,33,616
A closely fought contest. BADISA DURGA RAO won with a 3.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BADISA DURGA RAO | INC | 42,673 | 46.8% |
| 2 | TELLAM CHINAVADDI | National Front | 39,859 | 43.7% |
| 3 | ARAGANTI CHINNABAI | IND | 5,422 | 5.9% |
| 4 | TELLAM SATYANARAYANA | IND | 2,754 | 3.0% |
| 5 | PUNEM SANKURU DORA | IND | 513 | 0.6% |
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.
High turnout (32nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe3.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.8% · min 0.0% · max 58.2%
How contested is turnout?
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88%
lowerhigher
32nd of 175How crowded is the field?
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2.04
fewer partiesmore parties
133rd of 175How much NOTA?
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0.9%
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94th of 175Where does the house stand?
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294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.8%TDP 43.7%IND 5.9%OTH 3.6%
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.