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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 197 · 1978
Gadwal
Winner — 1978
D.K.SQATYA REDDY
JNP· Janata
JNP 54.8%INC 26.3%2 others 18.9%
Votes
35,374
54.8% share
Winning margin
18,394
28.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
63.0%
of 1,02,442
Gadwal is a safe seat — D.K.SQATYA REDDY won by 28.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D.K.SQATYA REDDY | Janata | 35,374 | 54.8% |
| 2 | PAGA PULLU REDDY | INC | 16,980 | 26.3% |
| 3 | VAJENDRADU |  INC(I)INC | 10,934 | 16.9% |
| 4 | GOVINI VEERA PRATAP REDDY | IND | 1,306 | 2.0% |
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
lean28.5%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 11.3% · min 0.1% · max 28.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.14
fewer partiesmore parties
How much NOTA?
SEAT
— NOT REPORTEDWhere does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 54.8%INC 26.3%INC(I) 16.9%OTH 2.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
45,17,398
Density
518 / km²
Sex ratio
992 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,727 km²
SC population19.3%
ST population2.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.1%Muslim 6.8%Other 4.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water73.6%
Electricity94.8%
Sanitation70.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.9%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.8%
Children underweight (under 5)21.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.3%
Women literate76.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.3%
Clean cooking fuel89.8%
Health insurance68.1%
What's nearby?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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