Constituency
172. Anantapur
Community mirrorAndhra Pradesh Assembly Election, 1978
AP-ANANTAPUR
INC 44.9%won by 5.3%JNP 39.6%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 41.1% to 5.3%.
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 18.1% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
- New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 39.6% — 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
62,754
Margin
3,335
5.31%
Candidates
3 contested · winner INC- 1B.T.L.N. CHOWARYIndian National Congress · INC28,20444.9%
- 2MEDA SUBBAIAHJanata Party · JNP24,86939.6%
- 3ANANTHA VENKATA REDDYIndian National Congress · INC9,68115.4%
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
- −57.7%
- INC share
- 63.1% → 44.9%
- JNP share
- 0.0% → 39.6%
- Turnout
- — → —