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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 201 · 1985
Tandur
Winner — 1985
M. CHANDRA SEKHAR
INC· INC
INC 57.4%TDP 38.3%5 others 4.2%
Votes
42,708
57.5% share
Winning margin
14,203
19.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
68.6%
of 1,08,395
Tandur is a safe seat — M. CHANDRA SEKHAR won by 19.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. CHANDRA SEKHAR | INC | 42,708 | 57.5% |
| 2 | SIRIGIRIPETA BALAPPA | Telugu Desam Party | 28,505 | 38.3% |
| 3 | SETTI CHANDRA SEKHAR | IND | 1,459 | 2.0% |
| 4 | S. CHANDRAIAH | IND | 765 | 1.0% |
| 5 | VASANTHU | IND | 532 | 0.7% |
| 6 | HANUMIAH | IND | 227 | 0.3% |
| 7 | ABDUL RAHIM KHAN | IND | 144 | 0.2% |
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.
A two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe19.1%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 18.6% · min 7.4% · max 46.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.71
fewer partiesmore parties
How much NOTA?
SEAT
— NOT REPORTEDWhere does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.71EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 57.5%TDP 38.3%OTH 4.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
45,17,398
Density
518 / km²
Sex ratio
992 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,727 km²
SC population19.3%
ST population2.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.1%Muslim 6.8%Other 4.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water73.6%
Electricity94.8%
Sanitation70.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.9%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.8%
Children underweight (under 5)21.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.3%
Women literate76.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.3%
Clean cooking fuel89.8%
Health insurance68.1%
What's nearby?
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