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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 272 · 1978Reserved (SC)
Parkal
Winner — 1978
BOCHU SAMMAIAH
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 44.5%JNP 29.2%4 others 26.3%
Votes
25,656
44.5% share
Winning margin
8,787
15.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
62.5%
of 92,278
Parkal is a safe seat — BOCHU SAMMAIAH won by 15.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOCHU SAMMAIAH |  INC(I)INC | 25,656 | 44.5% |
| 2 | MAREPALLI ELIAH | Janata | 16,869 | 29.2% |
| 3 | RAUTHU NARSIMHA RAMAIAH | INC | 9,398 | 16.3% |
| 4 | BHUPELLI ODELU | IND | 4,383 | 7.6% |
| 5 | GUNTI SUDARSHANAM | IND | 723 | 1.3% |
| 6 | P. MUTHAIAH | IND | 666 | 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.
Low turnout (167th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.0% · max 30.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
167th of 175How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
104th of 175How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
123rd of 175Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 44.5%JNP 29.2%INC 16.3%IND 7.6%OTH 2.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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