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Constituency

178. Bhimavaram

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Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election, 2009

AP-BHIMAVARAM

INC 40.4%won by 14.0%PRAP 26.4%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 6.3% to 14.0%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 2004 and 2009 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 10.6% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerPRAP (PRAP) finished second with 26.4% — it did not contest here in 2004.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 66.8% between them, down from 95.7% — 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
1,58,071
Margin
22,099
13.98%

Since 2004

Derived

Constituency boundaries were redrawn between 2004 and 2009. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.

Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCPRAP swing
−37.0%
INC share
51.0% 40.4%
PRAP share
0.0% 26.4%
Turnout