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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 235 · 1978
Banswada
Winner — 1978
M. SREENIVASA RAO
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 43.7%IND 16.7%6 others 39.5%
Votes
31,178
43.7% share
Winning margin
19,238
27.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
74.4%
of 95,805
Banswada is a safe seat — M. SREENIVASA RAO won by 27.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. SREENIVASA RAO |  INC(I)INC | 31,178 | 43.7% |
| 2 | NARAYAN RAO JADAV | IND | 11,940 | 16.7% |
| 3 | S. VITHAL REDDY | Janata | 10,880 | 15.3% |
| 4 | BALARAJIAH NAGULAGAMA | INC | 9,154 | 12.8% |
| 5 | S. V. L. NARASIMHA RAO | IND | 3,169 | 4.4% |
| 6 | CHANDRA BHANU | IND | 3,094 | 4.3% |
| 7 | BHEEM RAO | IND | 1,653 | 2.3% |
| 8 | GURUNARAYAN | IND | 240 | 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 two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe27.0%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 20.8% · min 2.5% · max 55.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
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How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.80
fewer partiesmore parties
How much NOTA?
SEAT
— NOT REPORTEDWhere does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.80EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 43.7%IND 16.7%JNP 15.3%INC 12.8%OTH 11.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,63,557
Density
227 / km²
Sex ratio
985 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
13,076 km²
SC population22.5%
ST population9.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.1%Muslim 9.7%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water68.5%
Electricity90.1%
Sanitation39.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated65.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.2%
Children underweight (under 5)27.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.4%
Women literate70.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.8%
Clean cooking fuel84.6%
Health insurance72.3%
What's nearby?
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