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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 240 · 1978
Nirmal
Winner — 1978
P. GANGA REDDY
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 38.2%INC 35.0%3 others 26.8%
Votes
24,021
38.2% share
Winning margin
2,008
3.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
73.0%
of 86,064
A closely fought contest. P. GANGA REDDY won with a 3.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. GANGA REDDY |  INC(I)INC | 24,021 | 38.2% |
| 2 | P. NARSA REDDY | INC | 22,013 | 35.0% |
| 3 | GOPIDI GANGA REDDY | Janata | 15,012 | 23.9% |
| 4 | GARGULA RAMCHANDER RAO | IND | 1,091 | 1.7% |
| 5 | M. SHARIFF SIDDIQUI | IND | 719 | 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.
Average turnout (94th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.7% · min 2.1% · max 31.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
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94th of 175How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
61st of 175How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
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25th of 175Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 38.2%INC 35.0%JNP 23.9%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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.