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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 247 · 1983Reserved (SC)

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Winner — 1983

SOTHUKU SANJEEV RAO
TDP
TDP 45.7%INC 36.0%11 others 18.3%
Votes
28,631
45.8% share
Winning margin
6,116
9.8% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
60.9%
of 1,02,728

A clear win with a 9.8% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SOTHUKU SANJEEV RAO
TDP
28,63145.8%
2
K. DEVAKI DEVI
INC
Congress (I)
22,51536.0%
3
THANGARAM GADDAIAH
IND
2,4073.9%
4
UNDETI SWAMY
IND
1,9743.1%
5
THUNGAPINDI MALLESHAM
JNP
Janata
1,7122.7%
6
C. NARAYANA
IND
1,6122.6%
7
M. SHANKARAIAH
IND
1,5812.5%
8
ONDARA DHARMAJI
IND
5780.9%
9
MENTARI RAMANNA
IND
5070.8%
10
BHARIMALLE MOGLIAH
IND
4990.8%
11
BADE DURGAIAH
IND
2440.4%
12
S. R. MALLESH
IND
2200.3%
13
ASHALA RAJANNA
IND
1040.2%

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 RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (132nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
9.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.7% · min 1.2% · max 48.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
132nd of 175

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.22
fewer partiesmore parties
34th of 175

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
112th of 175

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TDP 45.8%INC 36.0%OTH 18.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,82,469
Density
188 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
15,359 km²
SC population16.2%
ST population2.6%
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What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 83.0%Muslim 15.8%Other 1.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.0%
Electricity95.5%
Sanitation44.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.4%
Children fully vaccinated83.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.4%
Children underweight (under 5)26.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.1%
Women literate63.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.6%
Clean cooking fuel94.3%
Health insurance73.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Applique Work🏺Barytes & Barium Compounds🏺Cotton / Jean Pants🏺Madhavaram Sarees🏺Mandanapalle Silk Sarees🏺Prodattur Raw (Kora) Silk Shirting🏺Raja Rani Dolls🏺Red Sander & Wood Carvings🏺Vonipenta Brass

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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