Constituency

122. Markapur

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Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election, 1978

AP-MARKAPUR

CPI 38.5%won by 0.1%JNP 38.4%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Indian National Congress (INC) lost it to Communist Party of India (CPI), which now leads by 0.1%.

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

CPI vote shareCPI went from 0.0% to 38.5% of the vote here (+38.5%).
New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 38.4% — it did not contest here in 1972.
Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 76.9% between them, down from 96.9% — the field split more ways.

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

72,793

Margin

0.11%

3 contested · winner CPI

Derived

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