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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 168 · 1972

Rayadrug

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Winner — 1972

J. THIPPESWAMY
INC· Congress (R)
INC 62.5%IND 34.8%1 others 2.7%
Votes
37,328
62.5% share
Winning margin
16,565
27.8% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
64.9%
of 91,928

Rayadrug is a safe seat — J. THIPPESWAMY won by 27.8%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
J. THIPPESWAMY
INC
Congress (R)
37,32862.5%
2
K. K. THIMMAPPA
IND
20,76334.8%
3
KUMARA REDDY
IND
1,5902.7%

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.

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A fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
27.8%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 11.6% · min 4.5% · max 27.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
86%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.30
fewer partiesmore parties

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
287 seats · 144 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 62.5%IND 34.8%OTH 2.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

2 locations
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Known forDISTRICT
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Pandavula Metta

Pandavula Metta

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Rock-cut caves and cisterns, and remains of buddhist tupas, chaityas and viharas (monasteries) on hill pandavula or pandavakonda

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