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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 269 · 1978

Warangal

Winner — 1978

ARELLI BUCHAIAH
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 47.5%JNP 24.4%11 others 28.2%
Votes
27,244
47.5% share
Winning margin
13,266
23.1% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
67.0%
of 85,588

Warangal is a safe seat — ARELLI BUCHAIAH won by 23.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ARELLI BUCHAIAH
INC(I)
INC
27,24447.5%
2
BHOOPATHI KRISHNA MURTHY
Janata
13,97824.4%
3
MACHERLA LINGAIAH
IND
6,58511.5%
4
KANKAIAH ELISHALA
INC
2,6204.6%
5
AMAR SRINIVAS RAO
IND
1,8923.3%
6
KHADARUDDIN MOHD.
IND
1,8273.2%
7
MEDA VEERASWAMY
IND
1,3332.3%
8
ISMAIL
IND
8371.5%
9
GANNARAM POCHAIAH
IND
2990.5%
10
MADEPALLY KOMARALLI
IND
2780.5%
11
VANAM RANGAIAH
IND
2270.4%
12
RAYBARAPU VEER SWAMY
IND
1670.3%
13
JILLA KAMALAMMA
IND
870.1%

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.

Low turnout (144th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
23.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 3.0% · max 34.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
144th of 175

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
38th of 175

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
104th of 175

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 47.5%JNP 24.4%IND 11.5%OTH 16.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
40,81,148
Density
213 / km²
Sex ratio
977 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
19,130 km²
SC population14.3%
ST population3.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.2%Muslim 10.9%Other 0.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.3%
Electricity93.4%
Sanitation36.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.7%
Children fully vaccinated81.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.0%
Children underweight (under 5)40.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.5%
Women literate63.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.3%
Clean cooking fuel86.4%
Health insurance73.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cotton/Jean Pants🏺Dharmavaram Silk Sarees🏺Leather Puppets🏺Silk Sarees
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Hill fort and buildings therein and the fortifications at the foot of the hill

🏛️MonumentASI

Hill fort and buildings therein and the fortifications at the foot of the hill

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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