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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 236 · 1978
Bodhan
Winner — 1978
GULAM SAMDHANI
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 54.2%INC 18.0%4 others 27.8%
Votes
34,526
54.2% share
Winning margin
23,086
36.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
72.7%
of 87,583
Bodhan is a safe seat — GULAM SAMDHANI won by 36.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GULAM SAMDHANI |  INC(I)INC | 34,526 | 54.2% |
| 2 | M. NARAYAN REDDY | INC | 11,440 | 18.0% |
| 3 | MAHARATHI | Janata | 10,714 | 16.8% |
| 4 | GOVIND RAO DESHMUKH | IND | 5,169 | 8.1% |
| 5 | BHEEM RAO | IND | 1,402 | 2.2% |
| 6 | ABBA REDDY | IND | 441 | 0.7% |
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?
SEAT
lean36.3%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 12.7% · min 0.1% · max 36.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
53%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.43
fewer partiesmore parties
How much NOTA?
SEAT
— NOT REPORTEDWhere does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 54.2%INC 18.0%JNP 16.8%IND 8.1%OTH 2.9%
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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