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BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR ANDHRA PRADESH |
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Election to the Legislative Assembly, 1983 |
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1. |
No. of Seats |
294 |
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2. |
No. of contestants |
1720 |
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3. |
ELECTORS |
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MEN |
WOMEN |
TOTAL |
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i. |
No. of Electors |
15551508 |
15835791 |
31387299 |
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ii |
No. of Voters |
11134972 |
10425670 |
21560642 |
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iii |
Polling percentage |
71.60% |
65.83% |
68.69% |
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4. |
No. of Valid Votes |
21117112 |
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5. |
Votes rejected |
443530 (2.06%) |
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6. |
No. of polling Stations |
42310 |
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7. |
Average No.of Electors per polling station |
742 |
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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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Indian National Congress |
294 |
60 |
33.56 |
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Bharatiya Janata Party |
80 |
3 |
2.76 |
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Communist Party of India |
48 |
4 |
2.78 |
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Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
28 |
5 |
2.01 |
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Janata Party |
44 |
1 |
0.97 |
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Lok Dal |
33 |
0 |
0.92 |
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Indian Congress (Socialist) |
9 |
0 |
0.21 |
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NATIONAL PARTIES |
536 |
73 |
43.21 |
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STATE PARTIES |
86 |
1 |
0.57 |
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INDEPENDENTS |
1098 |
220 |
56.22 |
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TOTAL |
1720 |
294 |
100.00 |