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154. Kadapa

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Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election, 1972

AP-KADAPA

INC 64.6%won by 33.7%CPI 30.9%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 3.5% to 33.7%.

  • New challengerCommunist Party of India (CPI) finished second with 30.9% — it did not contest here in 1967.
  • Safe seatIndian National Congress won by more than 25 points — a stronghold, not a contest.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
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not in source
Turnout
—
not in source
Valid votes
64,466
Margin
21,728
33.70%

Candidates

8 contested · winner INC
  1. 1GAKKA;A RAMGA REDDYIndian National Congress · INC41,62864.6%
  2. 2VENKATRAMA REDDY JUTURCommunist Party of India · CPI19,90030.9%
  3. 3JAMALKHANIndependent · IND8091.3%
  4. 4V. R. GOPALAKRISHNAIndependent · IND7101.1%
  5. 5ELLAIAH KAMALAPUPRAMAIndependent · IND5340.8%
  6. 6NARARIMHULUIndependent · IND4060.6%
  7. 7RANGAMMA REDDYIndependent · IND2630.4%
  8. 8ABDUL GAFPPR SAHIBIndependent · IND2160.3%

Since 1967

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–CPI swing
−17.0%
INC share
50.7% → 64.6%
CPI share
0.0% → 30.9%
Turnout
— → —
153. Lakkireddipalli155. Badvel
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