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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 237 · 1972Reserved (ST)

Boath

Winner — 1972

DEV SHAH S A
INC· Congress (R)
INC 58.2%CPI 27.0%1 others 14.8%
Votes
24,181
58.1% share
Winning margin
12,939
31.1% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
49.0%
of 84,811

Boath is a safe seat — DEV SHAH S A won by 31.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DEV SHAH S A
Congress (R)
24,18158.1%
2
ARKA RAMA RAO
Left
11,24227.0%
3
MARAKULA KASIRAM
IND
6,15914.8%

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
safe
31.1%
NOT REPORTED
mean 15.9% · min 2.5% · max 31.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
55%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.29
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
3.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 58.1%CPI 27.0%IND 14.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,63,557
Density
227 / km²
Sex ratio
985 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
13,076 km²
SC population22.5%
ST population9.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.1%Muslim 9.7%Other 1.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water68.5%
Electricity90.1%
Sanitation39.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated65.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.2%
Children underweight (under 5)27.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.4%
Women literate70.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.8%
Clean cooking fuel84.6%
Health insurance72.3%

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.

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