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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 258 · 1983
Metpalli
Winner — 1983
VARDINENI VENKATESWAR RAO
INC· Congress (I)
INC 37.0%IND 24.2%7 others 38.7%
Votes
21,371
37.0% share
Winning margin
7,381
12.8% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
58.6%
of 98,413
A clear win with a 12.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VARDINENI VENKATESWAR RAO | Congress (I) | 21,371 | 37.0% |
| 2 | MIRYALA KISHAN RAO | IND | 13,990 | 24.2% |
| 3 | KOMIREDDI RAMULOO | BJP | 11,719 | 20.3% |
| 4 | VODDEPALLI LAXMI | IND | 7,228 | 12.5% |
| 5 | GUNDETI LAKSHMI NARAYANA | IND | 1,068 | 1.9% |
| 6 | T. VENKAT RAMLOO | IND | 1,012 | 1.8% |
| 7 | MALOTHU PARUSHURAMU | IND | 647 | 1.1% |
| 8 | M. GOVERDHAN REDDY | IND | 440 | 0.8% |
| 9 | SRIPADA NARSAIAH | IND | 238 | 0.4% |
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 (141st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.0% · min 0.6% · max 43.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
141st of 175How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
17th of 175How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
125th of 175Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 37.0%IND 24.2%BJP 20.3%IND 12.5%OTH 5.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
40,53,463
Density
230 / km²
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
17,658 km²
SC population18.2%
ST population2.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 82.1%Muslim 16.6%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water79.4%
Electricity93.1%
Sanitation40.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births88.5%
Children fully vaccinated67.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.5%
Children underweight (under 5)46.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.6%
Women literate57.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.9%
Clean cooking fuel78.1%
Health insurance73.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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