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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 127 · 1978
Kovur
Winner — 1978
PELLAKURU RAMACANDRA REDDY
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 57.3%CPM 31.8%3 others 10.9%
Votes
43,213
57.4% share
Winning margin
19,260
25.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
71.5%
of 1,05,460
Kovur is a safe seat — PELLAKURU RAMACANDRA REDDY won by 25.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PELLAKURU RAMACANDRA REDDY |  INC(I)INC | 43,213 | 57.4% |
| 2 | JAKKA VENKA REDDY | Left | 23,953 | 31.8% |
| 3 | RAMACHANDRA REDDY GUNUPATI | Left | 5,355 | 7.1% |
| 4 | OBBAREDDY DASARATHARAMI REDDY | IND | 2,082 | 2.8% |
| 5 | GUDLURU AUDISCHAIAH | IND | 747 | 1.0% |
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.
A fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe25.6%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 19.8% · min 0.5% · max 54.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.04
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
3.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 57.4%CPM 31.8%CPI 7.1%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
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?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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