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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 170 · 1972
Gooty
Winner — 1972
DUDDE KUNTA VENKATAREDDY
IND
IND 39.0%INC 38.0%3 others 23.0%
Votes
19,974
39.0% share
Winning margin
471
0.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
59.4%
of 86,277
Gooty was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.9% — fewer than 471 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DUDDE KUNTA VENKATAREDDY | IND | 19,974 | 39.0% |
| 2 | R. SULTAN | Congress (R) | 19,503 | 38.0% |
| 3 | THAKKALLAPALLI PAPA SAHIB | IND | 8,299 | 16.2% |
| 4 | G. VENKATA NAIDU | IND | 2,139 | 4.2% |
| 5 | PASSAVULA PEDDA SUBBAIAH | 1,346 | 2.6% |
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
lean0.9%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 13.1% · min 0.9% · max 43.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.55
fewer partiesmore parties
How much NOTA?
SEAT
— NOT REPORTEDWhere does the house stand?
SEAT
287 seats · 144 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 39.0%INC 38.0%IND 16.2%OTH 6.8%
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%
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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