Andhra Pradesh · AC 156

Pithapuram (SC)

Andhra Pradesh Vidhan Sabha Election 1978 · Sri Sathya Sai

85,540

Electors

64,921

Votes polled

75.90%

Turnout

4,900

Margin

Winner

Koppana Venkata Chandra Mohanarao

Male

Rank	Candidate	Party	Total	Share
1	Koppana Venkata Chandra Mohanarao Won Male	INC(I)	28,585	44.03%
2	Peketi Thammiraju Male	JnP	23,685	36.48%
3	Singisetty Veerabhadra Rao Male	IND	9,897	15.24%
4	Suryanarayana Murthy Yella Male	INC	2,754	4.24%

Overall vote % (Pie)

EVM voters — male vs female

Gender-wise turnout is not available for this constituency.

Year	Winner	Vote share	Runner-up	Vote share
2024	M.S.Raju Male TDP	42.97%	Iralakkappa.S.L Male YSRCP	42.78%
2019	M Thippeswamy Male YSRCP	49.99%	K Eranna Male TDP	42.57%
2014	S.V.S.N. Varma Male IND	57.59%	Dora Babu Pendem Male YSRCP	29.78%
2009	Vanga Geetha Viswanadh Female PRAP	31.19%	Varma S.V.S.N Male TDP	30.50%
2004	Dorababu Pendem Male BJP	—	Koppana Venkata Chandra Male INC	—
1999	Veera Bhadra Rao Sangisetti Male IND	41.63%	Dorababu Pendem Male BJP	36.62%
1994	Venna Nageswararao Male TDP	50.91%	Sangisetti Veerabhadra Rao Male INC	37.43%
1989	Koppana Venkata Chandra Mohanarao Male INC	52.29%	Nageshwararao Venna Male TDP	44.55%
1985	Nageswararao Veena Male TDP	59.50%	Veerabhadararao Sangisetty Male INC	38.29%
1983	Nageswara Rao Venna Male IND	66.73%	Koppana Venkata Chandra Mohan Rao Male INC	31.01%
1978	Koppana Venkata Chandra Mohanarao Male INC(I)	44.03%	Peketi Thammiraju Male JnP	36.48%
1972	Yalla Suryanarayanamurty Male INC	37.99%	K Venkata Kondala Rao Male CPI	34.65%
1967	S. Yella Male INC	40.79%	P. Tammiraju Male IND	36.11%