Constituency
162. Nallamada
Community mirrorAndhra Pradesh Assembly Election, 1978
AP-NALLAMADA
INC 46.3%won by 2.7%JNP 43.6%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 24.5% to 2.7%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1978 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 13.1% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
- New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 43.6% — it did not contest here in 1972.
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
67,735
Margin
1,836
2.71%
Candidates
4 contested · winner INC- 1ASIGAM VEERAPPAIndian National Congress · INC31,34946.3%
- 2K.RMACHANDRA REDDYJanata Party · JNP29,51343.6%
- 3BAYAPA REDDY, B.V.Indian National Congress · INC5,4568.1%
- 4P.CHINNA GANGAPPAIndependent · IND1,4172.1%
Since 1972
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1978. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- INC
- INC–JNP swing
- −56.7%
- INC share
- 59.4% → 46.3%
- JNP share
- 0.0% → 43.6%
- Turnout
- — → —