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Constituency

263. Chennur

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Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election, 1978

AP-CHENNUR

INC 41.7%won by 7.0%JNP 34.6%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Independent (IND) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 7.0%.

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

  • INC vote shareINC went from 48.3% to 41.7% of the vote here (−6.6%).
  • New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 34.6% — it did not contest here in 1972.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 76.3% between them, down from 100.0% — the field split more ways.

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

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
68,755
Margin
4,842
7.04%

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
−41.2%
INC share
48.3% 41.7%
JNP share
0.0% 34.6%
Turnout