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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 238 · 1978
Dichpalli
Winner — 1978
ANTHAREDDY BALREDDY
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 66.2%INC 12.4%5 others 21.4%
Votes
39,087
66.2% share
Winning margin
31,791
53.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
70.8%
of 83,373
Dichpalli is a safe seat — ANTHAREDDY BALREDDY won by 53.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANTHAREDDY BALREDDY |  INC(I)INC | 39,087 | 66.2% |
| 2 | D. R. BHOOM RAO | INC | 7,296 | 12.4% |
| 3 | GANGADHAR K. V. | Janata | 6,448 | 10.9% |
| 4 | P. OMLA NAIK | IND | 3,294 | 5.6% |
| 5 | C. NARSA REDDY | IND | 1,191 | 2.0% |
| 6 | GANGA GOND | IND | 1,148 | 1.9% |
| 7 | A. C. WESLY | IND | 555 | 0.9% |
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
safe53.9%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 16.9% · min 0.3% · max 53.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.53
fewer partiesmore parties
How much NOTA?
SEAT
— NOT REPORTEDWhere does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.53EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 66.2%INC 12.4%JNP 10.9%IND 5.6%OTH 4.9%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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