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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 261 · 1972

Narsampet

Winner — 1972

MAUDIKAYALA OMKAR
CPM· Left
CPM 52.5%INC 47.5%
Votes
33,238
52.5% share
Winning margin
3,146
5.0% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
64.4%
of 98,339

A closely fought contest. MAUDIKAYALA OMKAR won with a 5.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

2 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MAUDIKAYALA OMKAR
Left
33,23852.5%
2
PENDEM KATTAIAH
Congress (R)
30,09247.5%

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.

Average turnout (65th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 1.8% · max 46.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
65th of 175

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
57th of 175

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
60th of 175

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
287 seats · 144 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 52.5%INC 47.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
40,53,463
Density
230 / km²
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
17,658 km²
SC population18.2%
ST population2.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 82.1%Muslim 16.6%Other 1.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water79.4%
Electricity93.1%
Sanitation40.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births88.5%
Children fully vaccinated67.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.5%
Children underweight (under 5)46.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.6%
Women literate57.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.9%
Clean cooking fuel78.1%
Health insurance73.3%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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A oprominent ranite hillock bearing asoka inscription

🏛️MonumentASI

A oprominent ranite hillock bearing asoka inscription

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The asokan inscription, two early chalukyan inscription and one late chalukyan inscription

🏛️MonumentASI

The asokan inscription, two early chalukyan inscription and one late chalukyan inscription

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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