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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 132 · 1978Reserved (SC)

Gudur

Winner — 1978

PATRA PRAKASA RAO
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 55.1%IND 21.0%4 others 24.0%
Votes
41,563
55.0% share
Winning margin
25,712
34.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
70.1%
of 1,07,729

Gudur is a safe seat — PATRA PRAKASA RAO won by 34.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PATRA PRAKASA RAO
INC(I)
INC
41,56355.0%
2
MERIGA RAMAKRISHNAIAH
IND
15,85121.0%
3
MANGALAGIRI NANADAS
Janata
14,36919.0%
4
INGILALA KATAIAH
INC
2,6753.5%
5
DAMARAPU SUBBA RAMAIAH
IND
7371.0%
6
MATHANGI SYAMASUNDARA RAJU
IND
3030.4%

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 two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
34.1%
NOT REPORTED
mean 21.4% · min 1.4% · max 56.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.95
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
2.95EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 55.0%IND 21.0%JNP 19.0%OTH 4.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,44,474
Density
359 / km²
Sex ratio
1019 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,539 km²
SC population10.6%
ST population10.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
98%HINDU
Hindu 98.1%Other 1.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water43.5%
Electricity88.5%
Sanitation22.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.0%
Children fully vaccinated76.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.4%
Children underweight (under 5)32.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.0%
Women literate58.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.7%
Clean cooking fuel60.3%
Health insurance76.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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