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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 214 · 1978
Maharajgunj
Winner — 1978
SHIV PERSHAD
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 45.1%JNP 44.6%6 others 10.3%
Votes
22,801
45.1% share
Winning margin
266
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
61.3%
of 82,445
Maharajgunj was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 266 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHIV PERSHAD |  INC(I)INC | 22,801 | 45.1% |
| 2 | BADRI VISHAL PITTI | Janata | 22,535 | 44.6% |
| 3 | N. LAXMINARAYANA | INC | 3,819 | 7.5% |
| 4 | KHURSHEED HUSSAIN | IND | 583 | 1.1% |
| 5 | LAXMAN RAO | IND | 338 | 0.7% |
| 6 | SYED JAFAULLAH | IND | 227 | 0.5% |
| 7 | RAJA RAM SASTRY | IND | 155 | 0.3% |
| 8 | D. SASTHYANARAYANA SASTRY | IND | 111 | 0.2% |
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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lean0.5%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 11.9% · min 0.4% · max 30.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.25
fewer partiesmore parties
How much NOTA?
SEAT
— NOT REPORTEDWhere does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 45.1%JNP 44.6%INC 7.5%OTH 2.8%
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
Known forDISTRICT
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