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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 175 · 1972Reserved (SC)
Alur
Winner — 1972
P. RAJARATNA RAO
INC· Congress (R)
INC 75.7%NCO 9.1%5 others 15.2%
Votes
18,399
75.7% share
Winning margin
16,188
66.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
31.9%
of 76,131
Alur is a safe seat — P. RAJARATNA RAO won by 66.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. RAJARATNA RAO | Congress (R) | 18,399 | 75.7% |
| 2 | JOHARAPURAM KARIAPPA | 2,211 | 9.1% | |
| 3 | M. ERONNA | Grand Alliance | 1,161 | 4.8% |
| 4 | BANRI PEDDA ERAM | IND | 1,025 | 4.2% |
| 5 | BELDOHA MALLAIAH | IND | 789 | 3.3% |
| 6 | NARAYAN PURAM | IND | 590 | 2.4% |
| 7 | B. KRISTAPPA | IND | 135 | 0.6% |
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 two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe66.6%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 16.8% · min 1.5% · max 66.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.92
fewer partiesmore parties
How much NOTA?
SEAT
— NOT REPORTEDWhere does the house stand?
SEAT
287 seats · 144 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 75.7%NCO 9.1%OTH 15.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,36,966
Density
509 / km²
Sex ratio
1004 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,742 km²
SC population20.6%
ST population2.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.8%Other 5.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water83.7%
Electricity94.6%
Sanitation64.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.7%
Children fully vaccinated80.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.4%
Children underweight (under 5)22.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.0%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.1%
Clean cooking fuel86.8%
Health insurance67.6%
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.