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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 258 · 1985

Metpalli

Winner — 1985

CHENNAMANENI VIDYASAGAR RAO
BJP· BJP
BJP 22.9%IND 22.3%7 others 54.8%
Votes
14,986
22.9% share
Winning margin
372
0.6% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
58.3%
of 1,12,317

Metpalli was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.6% — fewer than 372 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHENNAMANENI VIDYASAGAR RAO
BJP
14,98622.9%
2
KOMIREDDY RAMULU
IND
14,61422.3%
3
MIRYALA KISHAN RAO
IND
13,83221.1%
4
VARDINENI VENKATESHWAR RAO
INC
12,68819.4%
5
BARLA PEDA SAYABU
IND
4,0866.2%
6
M. GOVARDHAN REDDY
IND
1,9222.9%
7
POTHU BHUMAIAH
IND
1,4652.2%
8
DONGARI BASWAIAH
IND
1,0011.5%
9
GUNDETI LAXMINARAYAN
IND
9091.4%

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.

Low turnout (141st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.0% · min 0.6% · max 43.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
141st of 175

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
17th of 175

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
125th of 175

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 22.9%IND 22.3%IND 21.1%INC 19.4%IND 6.2%OTH 8.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
40,53,463
Density
230 / km²
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
17,658 km²
SC population18.2%
ST population2.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 82.1%Muslim 16.6%Other 1.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water79.4%
Electricity93.1%
Sanitation40.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births88.5%
Children fully vaccinated67.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.5%
Children underweight (under 5)46.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.6%
Women literate57.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.9%
Clean cooking fuel78.1%
Health insurance73.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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