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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 262 · 1972

Wardhasnnapet

Winner — 1972

T. PURUSHOTHAM RAO
IND
IND 36.0%INC 34.2%2 others 29.8%
Votes
19,981
36.0% share
Winning margin
990
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
64.2%
of 86,375

Wardhasnnapet was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 990 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
T. PURUSHOTHAM RAO
IND
19,98136.0%
2
ARELLI BUCHAIAH
Congress (R)
18,99134.2%
3
MELLUTLA MOHAN RAO
Left
10,97719.8%
4
VANNALA SRIRAMULU
Grand Alliance
5,52810.0%

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.

Average turnout (126th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.8% · min 1.8% · max 34.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
126th of 175

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 175

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
57th of 175

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
287 seats · 144 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 36.0%INC 34.2%CPI 19.8%BJS 10.0%

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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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