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Constituency

129. Rapur

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Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election, 1978

AP-RAPUR

INC 60.7%won by 37.3%JNP 23.5%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Independent (IND) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 37.3%.

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

  • INC vote shareINC went from 21.7% to 60.7% of the vote here (+39.0%).
  • New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 23.5% — it did not contest here in 1972.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 84.2% of the vote between them, up from 78.3% — a tighter two-way contest.

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

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
77,236
Margin
28,776
37.26%

Since 1972

Derived

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

Winner then
IND
Winner now
INCflipped
INCJNP swing
+15.6%
INC share
21.7% 60.7%
JNP share
0.0% 23.5%
Turnout