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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 244 · 1985Reserved (SC)

Asifabad

Winner — 1985

GUNDA MALLESH
CPI· Left
CPI 48.8%INC 41.7%5 others 9.6%
Votes
27,862
48.8% share
Winning margin
4,048
7.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
51.9%
of 1,10,011

A clear win with a 7.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GUNDA MALLESH
Left
27,86248.8%
2
DASARI NARSAIAH
INC
23,81441.7%
3
BATTU BUCHAM
IND
2,8935.1%
4
REVELLI HEMALATHA
IND
7281.3%
5
JAGATI RAJALINGAM
IND
6921.2%
6
MATOORI DURGAIAH
IND
6851.2%
7
J. SINGAIAH
IND
4590.8%

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.

Average turnout (137th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.2% · min 0.6% · max 40.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
137th of 175

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
71st of 175

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
96th of 175

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 48.8%INC 41.7%IND 5.1%OTH 4.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,82,469
Density
188 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
15,359 km²
SC population16.2%
ST population2.6%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 83.0%Muslim 15.8%Other 1.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.0%
Electricity95.5%
Sanitation44.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.4%
Children fully vaccinated83.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.4%
Children underweight (under 5)26.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.1%
Women literate63.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.6%
Clean cooking fuel94.3%
Health insurance73.3%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Applique Work🏺Barytes & Barium Compounds🏺Cotton / Jean Pants🏺Madhavaram Sarees🏺Mandanapalle Silk Sarees🏺Prodattur Raw (Kora) Silk Shirting🏺Raja Rani Dolls🏺Red Sander & Wood Carvings🏺Vonipenta Brass
🏛️

Attirala parasurama temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Attirala parasurama temple

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Saumyanatha temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Saumyanatha temple

🏛️

Sri kodandaramasvami's temple and adjoining buildings

🏛️MonumentASI

Sri kodandaramasvami's temple and adjoining buildings

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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