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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 213 · 1978
Asafnagar
Winner — 1978
B. KRISHNA
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 34.3%JNP 29.3%6 others 36.4%
Votes
18,784
34.3% share
Winning margin
2,727
5.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
57.1%
of 95,854
A closely fought contest. B. KRISHNA won with a 5.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B. KRISHNA |  INC(I)INC | 18,784 | 34.3% |
| 2 | SYED VICARUDDIN | Janata | 16,057 | 29.3% |
| 3 | ISMAIL ZABEEH | IND | 13,505 | 24.7% |
| 4 | SYED RAHMAT ALI | INC | 5,116 | 9.3% |
| 5 | MOHD. TASKEEN | IND | 521 | 0.9% |
| 6 | T. RAMASWAMY | IND | 342 | 0.6% |
| 7 | M. AZMATULLAH | IND | 270 | 0.5% |
| 8 | D. V. S. S. MURTHY | IND | 152 | 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?
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lean5.0%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 13.7% · min 2.6% · max 27.0%
How contested is turnout?
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66%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.41
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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3.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 34.3%JNP 29.3%IND 24.7%INC 9.3%OTH 2.3%
Who ran, on record?
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— 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?
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.