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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 268 · 1972Reserved (ST)
Bhadrachalam
Winner — 1972
MATTA RAMACHANDRAIAH
INC· Congress (R)
INC 43.5%CPM 32.0%2 others 24.6%
Votes
19,209
43.5% share
Winning margin
5,087
11.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
56.0%
of 78,880
A clear win with a 11.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MATTA RAMACHANDRAIAH | Congress (R) | 19,209 | 43.5% |
| 2 | MURLA YERRAIAH REDDY | Left | 14,122 | 32.0% |
| 3 | NURA BOJJI | Left | 9,164 | 20.7% |
| 4 | CHINNABBI KARAM | Grand Alliance | 1,688 | 3.8% |
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.
Average turnout (51st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 0.2% · max 44.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
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51st of 175How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.24
fewer partiesmore parties
28th of 175How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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80th of 175Where does the house stand?
SEAT
287 seats · 144 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.5%CPM 32.0%CPI 20.7%OTH 3.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
40,81,148
Density
213 / km²
Sex ratio
977 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
19,130 km²
SC population14.3%
ST population3.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.2%Muslim 10.9%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.3%
Electricity93.4%
Sanitation36.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.7%
Children fully vaccinated81.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.0%
Children underweight (under 5)40.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.5%
Women literate63.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.3%
Clean cooking fuel86.4%
Health insurance73.2%
What's nearby?
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