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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 129 · 1978

Rapur

Winner — 1978

NAVVULA VENKATARATNAM NAIDU
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 60.7%JNP 23.5%1 others 15.8%
Votes
46,901
60.7% share
Winning margin
28,776
37.3% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
78.0%
of 99,015

Rapur is a safe seat — NAVVULA VENKATARATNAM NAIDU won by 37.3%.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NAVVULA VENKATARATNAM NAIDU
INC(I)
INC
46,90160.7%
2
DEGA NARASIMHA REDDY
Janata
18,12523.5%
3
RAMANA REDDY KAKANI
INC
12,21015.8%

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?

SEAT
lean
37.3%
NOT REPORTED
mean 10.0% · min 0.9% · max 37.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.35
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
3.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 60.7%JNP 23.5%INC 15.8%

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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