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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 287 · 1978
Chalakurthi
Winner — 1978
RAMULU NIMMALA
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 43.7%JNP 24.8%3 others 31.5%
Votes
32,820
43.7% share
Winning margin
14,176
18.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
72.4%
of 1,03,715
Chalakurthi is a safe seat — RAMULU NIMMALA won by 18.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMULU NIMMALA |  INC(I)INC | 32,820 | 43.7% |
| 2 | JANA REDDY KUNDURU | Janata | 18,644 | 24.8% |
| 3 | VENKATA REDDI MEREDDI | IND | 12,741 | 17.0% |
| 4 | MADNAVA REDDY VANGALA | INC | 9,437 | 12.6% |
| 5 | PREMAIAH KONDA | IND | 1,440 | 1.9% |
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 (80th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe18.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.2% · min 2.0% · max 44.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
80th of 175How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
107th of 175How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
85th of 175Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 43.7%JNP 24.8%IND 17.0%INC 12.6%OTH 1.9%
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?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.