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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 202 · 1978Reserved (SC)
Vicarabad
Winner — 1978
V. B. THIRMALAYYA
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 56.9%JNP 34.8%3 others 8.3%
Votes
31,253
56.9% share
Winning margin
12,102
22.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
63.5%
of 86,540
Vicarabad is a safe seat — V. B. THIRMALAYYA won by 22.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V. B. THIRMALAYYA |  INC(I)INC | 31,253 | 56.9% |
| 2 | DEVADASU | Janata | 19,151 | 34.8% |
| 3 | A. R. DEVARAJ | Left | 2,993 | 5.4% |
| 4 | CHEDU LAXMAIAH | IND | 1,283 | 2.3% |
| 5 | CHANDRIAH | IND | 291 | 0.5% |
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
safe22.0%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 15.1% · min 0.2% · max 39.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
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How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.78
fewer partiesmore parties
How much NOTA?
SEAT
— NOT REPORTEDWhere does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.78EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 56.9%JNP 34.8%CPI 5.4%OTH 2.9%
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?
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