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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 264 · 1978

Dornakal

Winner — 1978

SURENDRA REDDY RAMASAHAYAM*
INC· INC
INC 49.0%INC(I) 27.0%3 others 24.0%
Votes
30,294
49.0% share
Winning margin
13,609
22.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
76.7%
of 80,607

Dornakal is a safe seat — SURENDRA REDDY RAMASAHAYAM* won by 22.0%.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SURENDRA REDDY RAMASAHAYAM*
INC
30,29449.0%
2
YERRAMREDDY NARSIMHA REDDY
INC(I)
INC
16,68527.0%
3
RAVOORI PEDDA VEERAIAH
Janata
13,16221.3%
4
AKULA SAILU
IND
1,0051.6%
5
ISLAVATHU BHAV SINGH
IND
6711.1%

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 (78th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
22.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.3% · min 3.6% · max 50.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
78th of 175

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.33
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 175

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
12th of 175

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.0%INC(I) 27.0%JNP 21.3%OTH 2.7%

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?

2 locations
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