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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 120 · 1978

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Winner — 1978

KANDULA OBULA REDDY
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 45.5%JNP 36.6%2 others 17.9%
Votes
33,191
45.5% share
Winning margin
6,479
8.9% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
69.7%
of 1,04,715

A clear win with a 8.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KANDULA OBULA REDDY
INC(I)
INC
33,19145.5%
2
MAHAMMAD SHAFIEF SHAIK
Janata
26,71236.6%
3
VUDUMULA VENKATA REDDY
INC
11,88116.3%
4
PANDITI LILLEMMA
IND
1,1531.6%

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
lean
8.9%
NOT REPORTED
mean 10.7% · min 1.7% · max 28.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.39
fewer partiesmore parties

How much NOTA?

SEAT
NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 45.5%JNP 36.6%INC 16.3%OTH 1.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,03,114
Density
463 / km²
Sex ratio
1015 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,837 km²
SC population9.5%
ST population6.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.7%Other 1.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water26.1%
Electricity89.3%
Sanitation21.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.9%
Children fully vaccinated82.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.7%
Children underweight (under 5)21.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.6%
Women literate64.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.4%
Clean cooking fuel74.7%
Health insurance75.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Budithi Brassware🏺Cashew Kernels🏺Jute Works🏺Ponduru Cotton Sarees🏺Ponduru Dhoti & Shirtings

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