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Andhra Pradesh · PC 16 · 1989
Bapatla
Winner — Lok Sabha 1989
SALAGALA BENJAMIN
INC· INC
INC 50.2%BJP 44.2%3 others 5.6%
Votes
3,64,008
52.1% share
Winning margin
43,620
6.2% of votes
Total votes cast
7,24,960
Candidates
5
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SALAGALA BENJAMIN | 3,64,008 | 52.1% | |
| 2 | MUPPAVARAPU VENKAIAH NAIDU | 3,20,388 | 45.9% | |
| 3 | THIRUVEEDHULA SANKARA RAO | IND | 7,689 | 1.1% |
| 4 | CHALLAGALI KOTAMRAJU | IND | 3,324 | 0.5% |
| 5 | VILINDER KUMAR VARADHANAPU | IND | 2,571 | 0.4% |
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.
High turnout (1st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 0.2% · max 45.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
1st of 25How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
14th of 25How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
14th of 25How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 52.1%BJP 45.9%OTH 2.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
33,97,448
Density
193 / km²
Sex ratio
981 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
17,626 km²
SC population23.2%
ST population4.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.7%Muslim 6.5%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water56.2%
Electricity89.1%
Sanitation37.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.4%
Children fully vaccinated51.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.6%
Children underweight (under 5)24.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.4%
Women literate62.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.3%
Clean cooking fuel90.8%
Health insurance67.6%
What's nearby?
6 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Ethamukkala Check Lungis🏺Granite (Black Galaxy)
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Pittkeswara gropup of temples including appraoch road
🏛️MonumentASI
Pittkeswara gropup of temples including appraoch road
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.