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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 121 · 1978
Darsi
Winner — 1978
GNANA PRAKASAM BERRE
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 34.7%JNP 32.6%4 others 32.7%
Votes
24,225
34.7% share
Winning margin
1,458
2.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
63.6%
of 1,09,673
A closely fought contest. GNANA PRAKASAM BERRE won with a 2.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GNANA PRAKASAM BERRE |  INC(I)INC | 24,225 | 34.7% |
| 2 | MUVVALA SRIHARI RAO | Janata | 22,767 | 32.6% |
| 3 | KATURI NARYANA SWAMY | INC | 19,287 | 27.6% |
| 4 | BALA SUBBAIAH DASARI | IND | 1,708 | 2.5% |
| 5 | GANAPARTHI SESHAGIRI RAO | IND | 1,282 | 1.8% |
| 6 | MAKINENI AMRUTHAVALLI | IND | 530 | 0.8% |
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.
A fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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marginal2.1%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 7.1% · min 0.3% · max 22.5%
How contested is turnout?
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74%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
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3.12
fewer partiesmore parties
How much NOTA?
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— NOT REPORTEDWhere does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 34.7%JNP 32.6%INC 27.6%OTH 5.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.