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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 167 · 1962
Gorantla
Winner — 1962
B. V. BAYAPPA REDDY
INC· INC
INC 50.4%IND 48.7%1 others 0.9%
Votes
21,028
50.4% share
Winning margin
726
1.7% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
74.9%
of 55,662
Gorantla was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.7% — fewer than 726 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B. V. BAYAPPA REDDY | INC | 21,028 | 50.4% |
| 2 | BIAP REDDY | IND | 20,302 | 48.7% |
| 3 | P. VENKATA REDDI | IND | 359 | 0.9% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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.
A fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.7%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 18.2% · min 1.7% · max 47.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.08
fewer partiesmore parties
How much NOTA?
SEAT
— NOT REPORTEDWhere does the house stand?
SEAT
300 seats · 151 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.4%IND 48.7%OTH 0.9%
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%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.