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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 117 · 2009
Kothagudem
Winner — 2009
KUNAMNENI SAMBASIVA RAO
CPI· Maha Kutami / Grand Alliance (AP, TDP+TRS+Left, 2009 only)
CPI 32.9%INC 31.5%13 others 35.6%
Votes
47,028
32.9% share
Winning margin
2,004
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
72.7%
of 1,96,675
Kothagudem was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 2,004 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.03 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KUNAMNENI SAMBASIVA RAO | Maha Kutami / Grand Alliance (AP, TDP+TRS+Left, 2009 only) | 47,028 | 32.9% |
| 2 | VANAMA VENKATESWARA RAO | UPA | 45,024 | 31.5% |
| 3 | ADAVALLI KRISHNA | PRAP | 38,876 | 27.2% |
| 4 | BHUPATHI LAVANYA | LSP | 2,585 | 1.8% |
| 5 | SRINIVASU N | IND | 2,105 | 1.5% |
| 6 | KAMALA MANOHAR RAO GUDIBANDA | NDA | 1,768 | 1.2% |
| 7 | PAPPULA SUDHAKAR | BSP | 1,293 | 0.9% |
| 8 | SOYAM SATYANARAYANA | IND | 939 | 0.7% |
| 9 | GALIB MOHAMMAD | PPOI | 837 | 0.6% |
| 10 | RAPOLU SAMBASIVA RAO | IND | 603 | 0.4% |
| 11 | ADAVALLI KRISHNA | IND | 528 | 0.4% |
| 12 | DEEKONDA RAJA NARSAIAH | IND | 493 | 0.3% |
| 13 | RAMANA REDDY SUREDDY | IND | 339 | 0.2% |
| 14 | RAVULAPALLI NARASIMHA MURTHY | TPPP | 301 | 0.2% |
| 15 | AYILAIAH PUTTAPAKA | IND | 267 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (153rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.8% · min 1.2% · max 41.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
153rd of 175How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.81
fewer partiesmore parties
174th of 175How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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159th of 175Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.81EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 32.9%INC 31.5%PRAP 27.2%OTH 8.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/15
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.03 Cr
This 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.