Constituency
269. Dhamasagar
Community mirrorAndhra Pradesh Assembly Election, 1962
AP-DHAMASAGAR
INC 51.4%won by 6.2%IND 45.2%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 23.1% to 6.2%.
- Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 10.2% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
- New challengerIndependent (IND) finished second with 45.2% — it did not contest here in 1957.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
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Turnout
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Valid votes
42,782
Margin
2,641
6.17%
Candidates
3 contested · winner INC- 1TIRUVARANGAM HAYAGRIVA CHARYIndian National Congress · INC21,99751.4%
- 2PINGALI VIJAYAPAL REDDYIndependent · IND19,35645.2%
- 3CHANDA MARKANDEYULUJS · JS1,4293.3%
Since 1957
Derived- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- INC
- INC–IND swing
- −55.4%
- INC share
- 61.6% → 51.4%
- IND share
- 0.0% → 45.2%
- Turnout
- — → —