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Constituency

280. Khammam

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Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election, 1978

AP-KHAMMAM

INC 43.2%won by 13.9%CPM 29.3%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Communist Party of India (CPI) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 13.9%.

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

  • INC vote shareINC went from 38.8% to 43.2% of the vote here (+4.3%).
  • Runner-up changedSecond place passed from Indian National Congress (INC) to Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM).
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 72.4% between them, down from 80.4% — 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
74,920
Margin
10,417
13.90%

Since 1972

Derived

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

Winner then
CPI
Winner now
INCflipped
INCCPM swing
−7.5%
INC share
38.8% 43.2%
CPM share
17.4% 29.3%
Turnout