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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 154 · 1978
Cuddapah
Winner — 1978
GAJJALA RANGA REDDY
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 37.6%JNP 36.7%4 others 25.7%
Votes
30,784
37.6% share
Winning margin
722
0.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
74.7%
of 1,09,613
Cuddapah was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.9% — fewer than 722 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GAJJALA RANGA REDDY |  INC(I)INC | 30,784 | 37.6% |
| 2 | R.RAJAGOPALA REDDY | Janata | 30,062 | 36.7% |
| 3 | S.A.SATTAR | INC | 19,594 | 23.9% |
| 4 | RANGAMA REDDY | IND | 858 | 1.1% |
| 5 | SREERAMA YELLAIAH | IND | 309 | 0.4% |
| 6 | POLANKI VENKATA SUBBAIAH | IND | 271 | 0.3% |
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
safe0.9%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 15.4% · min 0.9% · max 40.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.23
fewer partiesmore parties
How much NOTA?
SEAT
— NOT REPORTEDWhere does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 37.6%JNP 36.7%INC 23.9%OTH 1.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
51,54,296
Density
477 / km²
Sex ratio
1006 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,807 km²
SC population18.3%
ST population4.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 96.7%Other 3.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water64.6%
Electricity92.2%
Sanitation56.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.6%
Children fully vaccinated59.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.1%
Children underweight (under 5)22.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.0%
Women literate77.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.0%
Clean cooking fuel80.3%
Health insurance66.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · 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.