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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 142 · 1978
Kuppam
Winner — 1978
B.R.DORASWAMY NAIDU
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 41.4%JNP 23.9%5 others 34.8%
Votes
24,664
41.4% share
Winning margin
10,442
17.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
64.0%
of 93,102
Kuppam is a safe seat — B.R.DORASWAMY NAIDU won by 17.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B.R.DORASWAMY NAIDU |  INC(I)INC | 24,664 | 41.4% |
| 2 | D.VENKATACHALAM | Janata | 14,222 | 23.9% |
| 3 | M.VENKARACHALAM | IND | 7,004 | 11.8% |
| 4 | R.J.KARUNANIDHI |  ADKAIADMK | 5,338 | 9.0% |
| 5 | A.P.VAJRAVELU CHETTY | INC | 4,543 | 7.6% |
| 6 | G.GOVINDAPPA CHETTY | IND | 3,223 | 5.4% |
| 7 | G.V. DAYASAGAR | IND | 602 | 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
safe17.5%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 27.4% · min 1.1% · max 60.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.92
fewer partiesmore parties
How much NOTA?
SEAT
— NOT REPORTEDWhere does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 41.4%JNP 23.9%IND 11.8%ADK 9.0%INC 7.6%IND 5.4%OTH 1.0%
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
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.