Constituency
164. Hindupur
Community mirrorAndhra Pradesh Assembly Election, 1978
AP-HINDUPUR
INC 60.9%won by 30.9%JNP 30.0%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 51.2% to 30.9%.
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 12.4% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
- New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 30.0% — 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
69,147
Margin
21,360
30.89%
Candidates
3 contested · winner INC- 1K.THIPPESWAMYIndian National Congress · INC42,09160.9%
- 2K.NAGABHUSHANA REDDYJanata Party · JNP20,73130.0%
- 3G.SOMASEKHARIndian National Congress · INC6,3259.1%
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
- −42.4%
- INC share
- 73.3% → 60.9%
- JNP share
- 0.0% → 30.0%
- Turnout
- — → —