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278. Madhira

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Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election, 1985

AP-MADHIRA

CPM 53.3%won by 9.5%INC 43.8%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Indian National Congress (INC) lost it to Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM), which now leads by 9.5%.

  • CPM vote shareCPM went from 32.2% to 53.3% of the vote here (+21.1%).
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 97.1% of the vote between them, up from 77.8% — 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
95,873
Margin
9,068
9.46%

Candidates

11 contested · winner CPM
  1. 1BODEPUDI VENKATESWAR RAOCommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM51,10453.3%
  2. 2SEELAM SIDDA REDDYIndian National Congress · INC42,03643.8%
  3. 3PONTETICING RAMAIAH JAMALAPUREMIndependent · IND6680.7%
  4. 4JAMALAPURAM RAJYALAXMITelugu Desam Party · TDP5610.6%
  5. 5BHUKYA SOMULUIndependent · IND3150.3%
  6. 6VAJRELE MUTHA REDDYIndependent · IND2910.3%
  7. 7CILIMERI GEORGEIndependent · IND2490.3%
  8. 8TOTA SAMBRAJYAMIndependent · IND2430.3%
  9. 9SEIDEESWAR RAO KOMMINENIIndependent · IND2260.2%
  10. 10MADHUSOODHAN RAO MANDADAPUIndependent · IND1100.1%
  11. 11YELEMANCHILI SUBBA RAOIndependent · IND700.1%

Since 1983

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
CPMflipped
CPM–INC swing
+22.7%
CPM share
32.2% → 53.3%
INC share
45.5% → 43.8%
Turnout
— → —
277. Sathupalli279. Palair
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