Election
Constituency

46. Pithapuram

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Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election, 1985

AP-PITHAPURAM

TDP 59.5%won by 21.2%INC 38.3%

What changed here

Derived

Telugu Desam Party held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 35.7% to 21.2%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 7.2% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.

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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Valid votes
67,858
Margin
14,389
21.20%

Candidates

6 contested · winner TDP
  1. 1NAGESWARARAO VEENATelugu Desam Party · TDP40,37559.5%
  2. 2VEERABHADARARAO SANGISETTYIndian National Congress · INC25,98638.3%
  3. 3BANDI APPAYYAIndependent · IND5440.8%
  4. 4PUNYAMANTHULA PADMARAJUIndependent · IND3460.5%
  5. 5M. S. N. SASTRYIndependent · IND3070.5%
  6. 6NEELAM MURALI MOHANA RAOIndependent · IND3000.4%

Since 1983

Derived
Winner then
TDP
Winner now
TDP
TDP–INC swing
−14.5%
TDP share
66.7% → 59.5%
INC share
31.0% → 38.3%
Turnout
— → —
45. Tuni47. Sampara
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