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5. Visakhapatnam

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Andhra Pradesh · India Lok Sabha Election, 1996

IN-VISAKHAPATNAM

INC 43.9%won by 0.9%TDP 43.0%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Telugu Desam Party (TDP) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 0.9%.

  • Knife-edgeDecided by 7,459 votes (0.90%) — among the closest results anywhere.
  • Multi-cornered3 candidates cleared 5% — a genuinely multi-cornered fight.

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

Electorate
13,94,475
Turnout
59.7%
Valid votes
8,32,875
Margin
7,459
0.90%

Candidates

30 contested · winner INC
  1. 1T. SUBBARAMI REDDIIndian National Congress · INC3,65,70043.9%
  2. 2ANANDA GAJAPATHI RAJU POOSAPATITelugu Desam Party · TDP3,58,24143.0%
  3. 3M. VENKATA RAONTRTDPLP · NTRTDPLP59,3417.1%
  4. 4ALWARDAS SUNKARIBharatiya Janata Party · BJP23,8972.9%
  5. 5ANANTHATHMULA SURYANARAYANA MURTHYIndependent · IND3,8850.5%
  6. 6KANDARPA NARAYANA MURTHY (NEHRU)Independent · IND2,4540.3%
  7. 7APPA RAO GUDIVADAIndependent · IND1,9660.2%
  8. 8ESMARA RAO POTNURUIndependent · IND1,6500.2%
  9. 9ADDA BHARATH KUMARJanahitha Paksha · JP1,6230.2%
  10. 10TADI MANOHAR KUMARAIICT · AIICT1,4830.2%
  11. 11DOGGA CHANDRIIndependent · IND1,4790.2%
  12. 12MAMIDI SOMUNAIDUIndependent · IND1,1170.1%
  13. 13BHASKARA RAO PERIIndependent · IND1,0900.1%
  14. 14KUDIRELLA MAHESWARA RAOIndependent · IND8940.1%
  15. 15LEKKALA APPA RAOIndependent · IND8240.1%
  16. 16KOMMOJU VEERABHADRAMIndependent · IND7580.1%
  17. 17ANGATI APPA RAOIndependent · IND7160.1%
  18. 18GOLLAKOTA VENKATA SUBBA RAOIndependent · IND6830.1%
  19. 19ATMARAM JANUPALLIIndependent · IND6430.1%
  20. 20S.N.V.S.S. BHASKARIndependent · IND5980.1%
  21. 21T.N.V MURTHY (NAVISH)Independent · IND5700.1%
  22. 22SUBBARAYUDU AMARAIndependent · IND4610.1%
  23. 23RAYAVARAPU KRISHNA MURTHYIndependent · IND3920.0%
  24. 24VARDINENI VENKATA RAMAKRISHNAYYAIndependent · IND3890.0%
  25. 25BABU RAO VEGIIndependent · IND3840.0%
  26. 26PREMA LEELA RAO KALUTURIIndependent · IND3750.0%
  27. 27MEDICI GANESWARA RAOIndependent · IND3480.0%
  28. 28PALAKURTHI VENUIndependent · IND3380.0%
  29. 29C.S PRAKASA RAOIndependent · IND3210.0%
  30. 30PODIPI REDDI ANANDIndependent · IND2550.0%

Since 1991

Derived
Winner then
TDP
Winner now
INCflipped
INC–TDP swing
+1.7%
INC share
45.0% → 43.9%
TDP share
45.8% → 43.0%
Turnout
58.5% → 59.7%
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