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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 259 · 1978

Sircilla

Winner — 1978

CHENNAMNENI RAJESHWAR RAO
CPI· Left
CPI 40.4%INC(I) 26.5%4 others 33.1%
Votes
28,685
40.4% share
Winning margin
9,878
13.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
67.2%
of 1,05,682

A clear win with a 13.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHENNAMNENI RAJESHWAR RAO
Left
28,68540.4%
2
NAGULA MALLAIAH
INC(I)
INC
18,80726.5%
3
JUVVDI NARSING RAO
Janata
14,20620.0%
4
JUWADI CHALAPATHI RAO
IND
6,9039.7%
5
GUDISE KANTHAIAH
BCM
1,5692.2%
6
THOTA RAGHAVULU
IND
8061.1%

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 (69th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
13.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 0.6% · max 42.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
69th of 175

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
56th of 175

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
119th of 175

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 40.4%INC(I) 26.5%JNP 20.0%IND 9.7%OTH 3.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
40,53,463
Density
230 / km²
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
17,658 km²
SC population18.2%
ST population2.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 82.1%Muslim 16.6%Other 1.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water79.4%
Electricity93.1%
Sanitation40.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births88.5%
Children fully vaccinated67.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.5%
Children underweight (under 5)46.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.6%
Women literate57.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.9%
Clean cooking fuel78.1%
Health insurance73.3%

What's nearby?

6 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Allagadda Stone CarvingGI🏺Banaganapalli Mangoes🏺Kodumuru Gadwal Sarees🏺Nandivargam plain towels & plain lungis🏺Stone carved products🏺Yemmiganuru Bedsheets
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Nandavaram temple including the sculpture of ubrahmanya

🏛️MonumentASI

Nandavaram temple including the sculpture of ubrahmanya

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Old cave temple, Yaganti

🏛️MonumentASI

Old cave temple

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Uma-mahesvaraswami temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Uma-mahesvaraswami temple

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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