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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 179 · 1985
Kurnool
Winner — 1985
V. RAM BHUPA CHOWDARY
INC· INC
INC 52.2%TDP 45.2%10 others 2.6%
Votes
43,699
52.2% share
Winning margin
5,819
7.0% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
63.5%
of 1,31,860
A clear win with a 7.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V. RAM BHUPA CHOWDARY | INC | 43,699 | 52.2% |
| 2 | K. NAGI REDDY | Telugu Desam Party | 37,880 | 45.2% |
| 3 | P. GURU MURTHY | IND | 553 | 0.7% |
| 4 | ASADULLA | IND | 427 | 0.5% |
| 5 | S. V. SUBBAIAH | IND | 374 | 0.5% |
| 6 | RAMA KRISHNA | IND | 265 | 0.3% |
| 7 | S. NAGAPPA | IND | 196 | 0.2% |
| 8 | B. SRINIVASA RAO | IND | 107 | 0.1% |
| 9 | M. VIJAYA RAJU | IND | 83 | 0.1% |
| 10 | ABDUL GANI | IND | 61 | 0.1% |
| 11 | KARANAM MAYUR RAO | IND | 54 | 0.1% |
| 12 | S. SUDHAKAR | IND | 38 | 0.1% |
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
safe7.0%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 15.9% · min 1.8% · max 56.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.05
fewer partiesmore parties
How much NOTA?
SEAT
— NOT REPORTEDWhere does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 52.2%TDP 45.2%OTH 2.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,36,966
Density
509 / km²
Sex ratio
1004 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,742 km²
SC population20.6%
ST population2.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.8%Other 5.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water83.7%
Electricity94.6%
Sanitation64.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.7%
Children fully vaccinated80.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.4%
Children underweight (under 5)22.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.0%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.1%
Clean cooking fuel86.8%
Health insurance67.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · 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.