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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 219 · 1978
Medchal
Winner — 1978
M. CHANNA REDDY
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 57.1%JNP 26.1%4 others 16.8%
Votes
42,680
57.1% share
Winning margin
23,178
31.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
69.6%
of 1,07,383
Medchal is a safe seat — M. CHANNA REDDY won by 31.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. CHANNA REDDY |  INC(I)INC | 42,680 | 57.1% |
| 2 | T. MOHAN REDDY | Janata | 19,502 | 26.1% |
| 3 | S. MADHUSUDANA REDDY | INC | 5,182 | 6.9% |
| 4 | VANDEMATHARAM RAMACHANDRA RAO | IND | 5,076 | 6.8% |
| 5 | CHERUVUKOMMU MALLESHAM | IND | 1,478 | 2.0% |
| 6 | KARMAKONDA SAYULU | IND | 797 | 1.1% |
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
safe31.0%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 18.5% · min 0.1% · max 50.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.83
fewer partiesmore parties
How much NOTA?
SEAT
— NOT REPORTEDWhere does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.83EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 57.1%JNP 26.1%INC 6.9%IND 6.8%OTH 3.0%
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
🏺Bronze Casting🏺Chillies🏺Chirala Silk Sarees🏺Cotton Bags🏷️Durgi Stone CarvingGI🏺Granite Cutting and Polishing🏺Leather Puppets🏷️Mangalagiri Sarees and FabricGI🏺Sattenapalli Bedsheets🏺Spice Products
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An ancient siva temple with inscriptions
🏛️MonumentASI
An ancient siva temple with inscriptions
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.