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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 283 · 1978
Tungaturthi
Winner — 1978
SWARAYAM MALLU
CPM· Left
CPM 33.5%IND 26.1%3 others 40.4%
Votes
25,580
33.5% share
Winning margin
5,647
7.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
80.0%
of 95,500
A clear win with a 7.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWARAYAM MALLU | Left | 25,580 | 33.5% |
| 2 | SHYAMUNDER REDDY JANNAREDDY | IND | 19,933 | 26.1% |
| 3 | GORUGANTI VENKATA NARSAIAH | INC | 15,598 | 20.4% |
| 4 | YARAGANI YAGIAH |  INC(I)INC | 10,145 | 13.3% |
| 5 | ELAMAREDDI GOPAL REDDI | IND | 5,109 | 6.7% |
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 (142nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.1% · min 0.9% · max 26.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
142nd of 175How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
25th of 175How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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99th of 175Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 33.5%IND 26.1%INC 20.4%INC(I) 13.3%IND 6.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
41,74,064
Density
275 / km²
Sex ratio
997 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
15,152 km²
SC population18.8%
ST population3.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 9.5%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water81.8%
Electricity92.4%
Sanitation37.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.1%
Children fully vaccinated66.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Children underweight (under 5)27.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.8%
Women literate69.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.1%
Clean cooking fuel86.6%
Health insurance70.7%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.