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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Andhra Pradesh · PC 4 · 1977
Visakhapatnam
Winner — Lok Sabha 1977
DRONAMRAJU SATYANARAYANA
INC· INC
INC 49.3%JNP 37.0%2 others 13.7%
Votes
1,71,657
51.0% share
Winning margin
42,829
12.7% of votes
Total votes cast
3,48,049
Candidates
4
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DRONAMRAJU SATYANARAYANA | 1,71,657 | 51.0% | |
| 2 | TENNETI VISWANATHAN | 1,28,828 | 38.3% | |
| 3 | M. V. BHADRAM | 33,564 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | SURENDRANATH KANDALA | IND | 2,528 | 0.8% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Low turnout (25th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 0.4% · max 40.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
25th of 25How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.95
fewer partiesmore parties
25th of 25How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
25th of 25How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.95EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.0%JNP 38.3%CPI 10.0%OTH 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
42,90,589
Density
384 / km²
Sex ratio
1006 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
11,161 km²
SC population7.7%
ST population14.4%
Figures are for Visakhapatnam, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.7%Other 4.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water56.3%
Electricity89.7%
Sanitation51.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.3%
Children fully vaccinated76.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.0%
Children underweight (under 5)33.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.0%
Women literate69.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.4%
Clean cooking fuel72.9%
Health insurance64.9%
What's nearby?
9 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.