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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 240 · 1985

Nirmal

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Winner — 1985

S. VENUGOPALLA CHARI
TDP· Telugu Desam Party
TDP 53.4%INC 22.0%10 others 24.6%
Votes
39,466
53.4% share
Winning margin
23,215
31.4% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
68.4%
of 1,07,955

Nirmal is a safe seat — S. VENUGOPALLA CHARI won by 31.4%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
S. VENUGOPALLA CHARI
TDP
Telugu Desam Party
39,46653.4%
2
G. V. NARSA REDDY
INC
INC
16,25122.0%
3
AINDLA BHEEM REDDY
IND
14,15419.2%
4
TAKKALA KISHAN
IND
8381.1%
5
KONDA NARSAIAH
IND
7941.1%
6
PARVIAH
IND
7511.0%
7
RAMA LINGAM
IND
5680.8%
8
RAJU
IND
4170.6%
9
SYED AHEMED
IND
3060.4%
10
ODNAM CHINNANNA
IND
1430.2%
11
PENDEKAR RAMESH
IND
1010.1%
12
SUNKARI BHEEMANNA
IND
580.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (94th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
31.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.7% · min 2.1% · max 31.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
94th of 175

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
61st of 175

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
25th of 175

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TDP 53.4%INC 22.0%IND 19.2%OTH 5.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.

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