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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 266 · 1972
Parkal
Winner — 1972
PINGALI DHARMA REDDY
INC· Congress (R)
INC 55.1%BJS 30.7%4 others 14.2%
Votes
33,116
55.1% share
Winning margin
14,689
24.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
63.7%
of 94,326
Parkal is a safe seat — PINGALI DHARMA REDDY won by 24.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PINGALI DHARMA REDDY | Congress (R) | 33,116 | 55.1% |
| 2 | CHANDUPATLA JANGA REDDY | Grand Alliance | 18,427 | 30.7% |
| 3 | KUTHRU TIRUPETHI REDDY | Left | 7,360 | 12.3% |
| 4 | KATANGURU RAGHAVA REDDY | IND | 744 | 1.2% |
| 5 | KATANGURU INDRASENA REDDY | IND | 237 | 0.4% |
| 6 | REVURI NARSIMHA REDDY | STS | 222 | 0.4% |
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 (117th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean24.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 0.1% · max 46.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
117th of 175How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
24th of 175How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
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45th of 175Where does the house stand?
SEAT
287 seats · 144 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 55.1%BJS 30.7%CPI 12.3%OTH 2.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
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