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Constituency

61. Achanta

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Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election, 1978

AP-ACHANTA

INC 54.4%won by 24.6%CPM 29.8%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 8.5% to 24.6%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1978 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 84.1% between them, down from 97.2% — the field split more ways.
  • Multi-cornered3 candidates cleared 5% — a genuinely multi-cornered fight.

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

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
72,657
Margin
17,882
24.61%

Since 1972

Derived

Constituency boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1978. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.

Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCCPM swing
+16.2%
INC share
52.8% 54.4%
CPM share
44.4% 29.8%
Turnout