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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 140 · 1985
Chittoor
Winner — 1985
R. GOPINATHAN
INC· INC
INC 54.5%TDP 44.1%2 others 1.4%
Votes
45,081
54.5% share
Winning margin
8,642
10.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
65.4%
of 1,26,419
A clear win with a 10.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. GOPINATHAN | INC | 45,081 | 54.5% |
| 2 | RAJASIMHULU | Telugu Desam Party | 36,439 | 44.1% |
| 3 | M. DEVARAJULU CHETTY | IND | 722 | 0.9% |
| 4 | VENKATAMUNI REDDY M. | IND | 410 | 0.5% |
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.
A fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean10.5%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 12.6% · min 1.9% · max 36.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.71
fewer partiesmore parties
How much NOTA?
SEAT
— NOT REPORTEDWhere does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.71EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 54.5%TDP 44.1%OTH 1.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
42,90,589
Density
384 / km²
Sex ratio
1006 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
11,161 km²
SC population7.7%
ST population14.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.7%Other 4.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water56.3%
Electricity89.7%
Sanitation51.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.3%
Children fully vaccinated76.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.0%
Children underweight (under 5)33.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.0%
Women literate69.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.4%
Clean cooking fuel72.9%
Health insurance64.9%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.