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Andhra Pradesh · PC 7 · 1996
Kakinada
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
GOPALAKRISHNA THOTA
TDP· United Front
TDP 41.4%INC 36.2%19 others 22.4%
Votes
3,08,480
42.4% share
Winning margin
38,499
5.3% of votes
Total votes cast
7,45,143
Candidates
21
Seat history
All Candidates
21 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOPALAKRISHNA THOTA | 3,08,480 | 42.4% | |
| 2 | THOTA SUBBA RAO | 2,69,981 | 37.1% | |
| 3 | CHIKKALA RAMACHANDRARAO | NTRTDP(LP) | 1,22,149 | 16.8% |
| 4 | B.S.R. KRISHNA | 12,751 | 1.8% | |
| 5 | MURTHY NAINALASETTY | CPI(ML)(L) | 5,029 | 0.7% |
| 6 | SENAPATI LOKABAANDAVARAO | IND | 1,276 | 0.2% |
| 7 | VENKATARAJU JYOTULA | IND | 1,248 | 0.2% |
| 8 | BADUGU SURYA NARAYANA MURTY | IND | 1,014 | 0.1% |
| 9 | SEPENI SURYARAO | IND | 824 | 0.1% |
| 10 | PATTAMATTA RAGHU RAMA RAO | IND | 736 | 0.1% |
| 11 | P. SUNDARAYYA YADAV | 714 | 0.1% | |
| 12 | DOKIBURRA RAJA RAO | IND | 650 | 0.1% |
| 13 | GIDLA SIMHACHALAM | IND | 606 | 0.1% |
| 14 | CHANDRAKANTH DODLA | IND | 445 | 0.1% |
| 15 | C. SUBHASH | AIIC(T) | 410 | 0.1% |
| 16 | GURRAM KAMESWA RAO | IND | 406 | 0.1% |
| 17 | KUNCHE APPARAO | IND | 361 | 0.1% |
| 18 | EEGALA BALA KRISHNA RAO | IND | 352 | 0.1% |
| 19 | N. VENKANNABABU(GUPTA)(DAS PRAKASH BABU) | IND | 230 | 0.0% |
| 20 | DUNDA SUBBARAJU | IND | 175 | 0.0% |
| 21 | DIMMALA NAGESWARA RAO | IND | 162 | 0.0% |
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.
Average turnout (7th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe5.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.6% · min 3.2% · max 81.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
7th of 25How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.01
fewer partiesmore parties
23rd of 25How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
13th of 25How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.01EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TDP 42.4%INC 37.1%NTRTDP(LP) 16.8%OTH 3.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
51,54,296
Density
477 / km²
Sex ratio
1006 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,807 km²
SC population18.3%
ST population4.1%
Figures are for East Godavari, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 96.7%Other 3.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water64.6%
Electricity92.2%
Sanitation56.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.6%
Children fully vaccinated59.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.1%
Children underweight (under 5)22.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.0%
Women literate77.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.0%
Clean cooking fuel80.3%
Health insurance66.4%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Mounds containing buddhist remains such as stupas
🏛️MonumentASI
Mounds containing buddhist remains such as stupas
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.