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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 283 · 1962
Bhadrachalam
Winner — 1962
MAHAMMED TAHASEEL
CPI· Left
CPI 53.7%INC 27.8%2 others 18.5%
Votes
17,146
53.7% share
Winning margin
8,284
26.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
52.5%
of 60,806
Bhadrachalam is a safe seat — MAHAMMED TAHASEEL won by 26.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAHAMMED TAHASEEL | Left | 17,146 | 53.7% |
| 2 | PITHALA VANI RAMANA RAO | INC | 8,862 | 27.8% |
| 3 | CHENTALACHERUVU VENKATADRI | IND | 4,168 | 13.1% |
| 4 | TELLAM GHANA SAMUEL SUNDAR RAO | IND | 1,730 | 5.4% |
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.
Low turnout (142nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean26.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.1% · min 0.9% · max 26.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
142nd of 175How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
25th of 175How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
99th of 175Where does the house stand?
SEAT
300 seats · 151 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 53.7%INC 27.8%IND 13.1%IND 5.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
41,74,064
Density
275 / km²
Sex ratio
997 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
15,152 km²
SC population18.8%
ST population3.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 9.5%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water81.8%
Electricity92.4%
Sanitation37.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.1%
Children fully vaccinated66.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Children underweight (under 5)27.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.8%
Women literate69.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.1%
Clean cooking fuel86.6%
Health insurance70.7%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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