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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 268 · 1985Reserved (SC)
Ghanpur
Winner — 1985
BOJAPPALY RAJAIAH
TDP· Telugu Desam Party
TDP 63.9%INC 31.1%4 others 5.0%
Votes
37,449
63.9% share
Winning margin
19,213
32.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
55.0%
of 1,06,564
Ghanpur is a safe seat — BOJAPPALY RAJAIAH won by 32.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOJAPPALY RAJAIAH | Telugu Desam Party | 37,449 | 63.9% |
| 2 | BANALA ANANDAM | INC | 18,236 | 31.1% |
| 3 | BASKULA KOMURAIAH | IND | 1,067 | 1.8% |
| 4 | K. KANTHAIAH | IND | 918 | 1.6% |
| 5 | K. LACHAIAH | IND | 702 | 1.2% |
| 6 | SUDHARSHAN RAO PULLA | IND | 224 | 0.4% |
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.
Average turnout (51st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean32.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 0.2% · max 44.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
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51st of 175How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.24
fewer partiesmore parties
28th of 175How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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80th of 175Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TDP 63.9%INC 31.1%OTH 5.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
40,81,148
Density
213 / km²
Sex ratio
977 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
19,130 km²
SC population14.3%
ST population3.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.2%Muslim 10.9%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.3%
Electricity93.4%
Sanitation36.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.7%
Children fully vaccinated81.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.0%
Children underweight (under 5)40.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.5%
Women literate63.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.3%
Clean cooking fuel86.4%
Health insurance73.2%
What's nearby?
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