Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 159 · 1983

Kamalapuram

1955 1957 1962 1967 1972 1978 1983 1985 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024

Winner — 1983

VADDAMANI VENKATA REDDY

TDP

TDP 52.8%INC 45.0%2 others 2.3%

Votes

41,218

52.8% share

Winning margin

6,095

7.8% of votes

Total candidates

Turnout

74.0%

of 1,05,508

A clear win with a 7.8% margin.

Seat history

⚖ Compare 1978 vs 1983

All Candidates

4 total

#	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Flags
1	VADDAMANI VENKATA REDDY	TDP	41,218	52.8%
2	VENKATA MYSORA REDDY MULE	INC Congress (I)	35,123	45.0%
3	YERRAGUDI NARAYANAREDDI	IND	954	1.2%	DL
4	ILLURU CHINNA VENKATA REDDY	ICS	829	1.1%	DL

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.

The Record The Place The State

A fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT

lean

7.8%

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mean 13.7% · min 2.4% · max 36.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT

86%

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How crowded is the field?

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3.32

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How much NOTA?

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Where does the house stand?

SEAT

294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

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3.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES

TDP 52.8%INC 45.0%OTH 2.3%

Who ran, on record?

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Population

51,54,296

Density

477 / km²

Sex ratio

1006 ♀/1000 ♂

Area

10,807 km²

SC population18.3%

ST population4.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01

97%HINDU

Hindu 96.7%Other 3.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Tap water64.6%

Electricity92.2%

Sanitation56.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21

Institutional births96.6%

Children fully vaccinated59.0%

Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.1%

Children underweight (under 5)22.4%

Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.0%

Women literate77.9%

Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.0%

Clean cooking fuel80.3%

Health insurance66.4%

What's nearby?

6 locations

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