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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 140 · 1978
Chittoor
Winner — 1978
N.P.VENKATESWARA CHOUDARY
JNP· Janata
JNP 41.0%INC(I) 29.0%4 others 30.0%
Votes
29,941
41.0% share
Winning margin
8,802
12.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
73.5%
of 99,222
A clear win with a 12.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N.P.VENKATESWARA CHOUDARY | Janata | 29,941 | 41.0% |
| 2 | C.V.L. NARAYANA |  INC(I)INC | 21,139 | 29.0% |
| 3 | P.NARSIMHA REDDY | INC | 10,383 | 14.2% |
| 4 | B.GOVARDHAN NATH |  ADKAIADMK | 9,481 | 13.0% |
| 5 | P.V.DAKSHINA MOORTHY | IND | 1,201 | 1.6% |
| 6 | M.R.CHANDRA | IND | 827 | 1.1% |
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
lean12.1%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 12.6% · min 1.9% · max 36.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.71
fewer partiesmore parties
How much NOTA?
SEAT
— NOT REPORTEDWhere does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.71EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 41.0%INC(I) 29.0%INC 14.2%ADK 13.0%OTH 2.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
42,90,589
Density
384 / km²
Sex ratio
1006 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
11,161 km²
SC population7.7%
ST population14.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.7%Other 4.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water56.3%
Electricity89.7%
Sanitation51.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.3%
Children fully vaccinated76.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.0%
Children underweight (under 5)33.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.0%
Women literate69.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.4%
Clean cooking fuel72.9%
Health insurance64.9%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bamboo Craft🏺Basket Weaving🏺Coffee (Araku)🏺Etikoppaka Lacquerware/Wooden Toys🏺Palm Leaf🏺Payakaraopet Silk Sarees🏺Rock Bee Honey🏺Seafood Cluster
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.