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BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR ANDHRA PRADESH |
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Election to the Legislative Assembly, 1978 |
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1. |
No. of Seats |
294 |
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2. |
No. of contestants |
1538 |
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3. |
ELECTORS |
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MEN |
WOMEN |
TOTAL |
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i. |
No. of Electors |
14075519 |
14310815 |
28386334 |
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ii |
No. of Voters |
10716901 |
9981805 |
20698706 |
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iii |
Polling percentage |
76.13% |
65.75% |
72.92% |
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4. |
No. of Valid Votes |
20150093 |
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5. |
Votes rejected |
548613 (2.65%) |
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6. |
No. of polling Stations |
37273 |
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7. |
Average No.of Electors per polling station |
762 |
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8.Performance of parties
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PARTY |
No. of candidates |
Seats won |
% of votes polled |
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Janata Party |
270 |
60 |
28.85 |
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Indian National Congress |
257 |
30 |
17.01 |
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Indian National Congress(Indira) |
290 |
175 |
39.24 |
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Communist Party of India |
31 |
6 |
2.49 |
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Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
22 |
8 |
2.71 |
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NATIONAL PARTIES |
870 |
279 |
90.30 |
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STATE PARTIES |
11 |
0 |
0.22 |
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Regd. Unrecog. Parties |
17 |
0 |
0.28 |
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INDEPENDENTS |
640 |
15 |
9.20 |
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TOTAL |
1538 |
294 |
100.00 |