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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 211 · 1978Reserved (SC)
Secunderabad Cantonment
Winner — 1978
B. MACHINDER RAO
JNP· Janata
JNP 39.6%INC(I) 38.7%7 others 21.8%
Votes
15,946
39.6% share
Winning margin
366
0.9% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
53.9%
of 74,765
Secunderabad Cantonment was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.9% — fewer than 366 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B. MACHINDER RAO | Janata | 15,946 | 39.6% |
| 2 | MUTHU SWAMY |  INC(I)INC | 15,580 | 38.6% |
| 3 | MANKAMMA V. | INC | 3,470 | 8.6% |
| 4 | B. M. NARSIMHA | IND | 3,064 | 7.6% |
| 5 | E. ASHOK | IND | 1,209 | 3.0% |
| 6 | I. RAMCHANDER | IND | 401 | 1.0% |
| 7 | G. P. M.SWAMY | IND | 262 | 0.7% |
| 8 | BABU RAO PANNI | IND | 195 | 0.5% |
| 9 | M. SOJEE | IND | 182 | 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 fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe0.9%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 16.8% · min 0.9% · max 52.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.10
fewer partiesmore parties
How much NOTA?
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— NOT REPORTEDWhere does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
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4.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 39.6%INC(I) 38.6%INC 8.6%IND 7.6%OTH 5.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,87,813
Density
429 / km²
Sex ratio
1003 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
11,391 km²
SC population19.6%
ST population5.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.3%Muslim 11.4%Other 2.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water57.4%
Electricity92.1%
Sanitation59.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.6%
Children fully vaccinated76.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.8%
Children underweight (under 5)26.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.5%
Women literate68.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.4%
Clean cooking fuel91.7%
Health insurance71.1%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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