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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 238 · 1985
Dichpalli
Winner — 1985
MANDAVA VENKATESHWARA RAO
TDP· Telugu Desam Party
TDP 50.9%INC 40.3%10 others 8.9%
Votes
37,211
50.9% share
Winning margin
7,726
10.6% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
68.8%
of 1,06,407
A clear win with a 10.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANDAVA VENKATESHWARA RAO | Telugu Desam Party | 37,211 | 50.9% |
| 2 | ANTHAREDDY BALREDDY | INC | 29,485 | 40.3% |
| 3 | M. J. THOMAS CHOWDARY | IND | 2,204 | 3.0% |
| 4 | B. LINGAM | IND | 1,056 | 1.4% |
| 5 | A. S. POSHETTY | IND | 893 | 1.2% |
| 6 | KADI HUCHI LINGAIAH | IND | 471 | 0.6% |
| 7 | JILLERI LAXMAN | IND | 440 | 0.6% |
| 8 | NEERADI LAXMAN | IND | 438 | 0.6% |
| 9 | BADDAM VENKATURAREDDY | IND | 310 | 0.4% |
| 10 | SANJEEVA RAO | IND | 269 | 0.4% |
| 11 | BANDALLA GANGARAM | IND | 203 | 0.3% |
| 12 | SARASANI SATYAM REDDY | IND | 195 | 0.3% |
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.
A two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe10.6%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 16.9% · min 0.3% · max 53.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.53
fewer partiesmore parties
How much NOTA?
SEAT
— NOT REPORTEDWhere does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.53EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TDP 50.9%INC 40.3%OTH 8.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,63,557
Density
227 / km²
Sex ratio
985 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
13,076 km²
SC population22.5%
ST population9.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.1%Muslim 9.7%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water68.5%
Electricity90.1%
Sanitation39.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated65.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.2%
Children underweight (under 5)27.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.4%
Women literate70.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.8%
Clean cooking fuel84.6%
Health insurance72.3%
What's nearby?
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