Constituency
2. Srikakulam
Community mirrorAndhra Pradesh · India Lok Sabha Election, 1977
IN-SRIKAKULAM
INC 49.1%won by 2.3%BLD 46.8%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 41.0% to 2.3%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1971 and 1977 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 20.4% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
- New challengerBLD (BLD) finished second with 46.8% — it did not contest here in 1971.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
5,85,062
Turnout
65.1%
Valid votes
3,80,951
Margin
8,734
2.29%
Candidates
3 contested · winner INC- 1RAJGOPALARAO BODDEPALLIIndian National Congress · INC1,87,12549.1%
- 2GOUTHU LATCHANNABLD · BLD1,78,39146.8%
- 3BOMPALLI RAMANNAIndependent · IND15,4354.1%
Since 1971
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 1971 and 1977. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- INC
- INC–BLD swing
- −67.2%
- INC share
- 69.5% → 49.1%
- BLD share
- 0.0% → 46.8%
- Turnout
- 65.9% → 65.1%