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264. Dornakal

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Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election, 1978

AP-DORNAKAL

INC 49.0%won by 22.0%INC 27.0%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 0.0% to 22.0%.

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

  • New challengerIndian National Congress (INC) finished second with 27.0% — it did not contest here in 1972.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 76.0% of the vote between them, up from 0.0% — a tighter two-way contest.

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

Electorate
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not in source
Turnout
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not in source
Valid votes
61,817
Margin
13,609
22.01%

Candidates

5 contested · winner INC
  1. 1SURENDRA REDDY RAMASAHAYAM*Indian National Congress · INC30,29449.0%
  2. 2YERRAMREDDY NARSIMHA REDDYIndian National Congress · INC16,68527.0%
  3. 3RAVOORI PEDDA VEERAIAHJanata Party · JNP13,16221.3%
  4. 4AKULA SAILUIndependent · IND1,0051.6%
  5. 5ISLAVATHU BHAV SINGHIndependent · IND6711.1%

Since 1972

Derived

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

Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–INC swing
0.0%
INC share
0.0% → 49.0%
INC share
0.0% → 49.0%
Turnout
— → —
263. Chennur265. Mahabubabad
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