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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 268 · 1983Reserved (SC)

Ghanpur

Winner — 1983

GOKA RAMASWAMY
INC· Congress (I)
INC 41.6%IND 40.2%6 others 18.2%
Votes
23,970
41.6% share
Winning margin
774
1.3% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
60.3%
of 95,655

Ghanpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.3% — fewer than 774 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GOKA RAMASWAMY
Congress (I)
23,97041.6%
2
PULLA SUDARSHANA RAO
IND
23,19640.2%
3
ABRAHAM BODDU
Left
6,03710.5%
4
B. KOMURAIAH
IND
2,1543.7%
5
ADLLA KISTAIAH
IND
8531.5%
6
GADDAM LINGIAH
IND
8011.4%
7
PRAKASH
IND
5100.9%
8
S. RAMASWAMY
IND
1460.3%

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 (51st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 0.2% · max 44.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
51st of 175

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.24
fewer partiesmore parties
28th of 175

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
80th of 175

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.6%IND 40.2%CPI 10.5%OTH 7.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
40,81,148
Density
213 / km²
Sex ratio
977 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
19,130 km²
SC population14.3%
ST population3.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.2%Muslim 10.9%Other 0.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.3%
Electricity93.4%
Sanitation36.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.7%
Children fully vaccinated81.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.0%
Children underweight (under 5)40.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.5%
Women literate63.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.3%
Clean cooking fuel86.4%
Health insurance73.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
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