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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 285 · 1985
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Winner — 1985
CHANDRA RAO VENEPALLI
TDP· Telugu Desam Party
TDP 55.1%INC 43.1%5 others 1.8%
Votes
55,202
55.1% share
Winning margin
12,027
12.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
80.3%
of 1,24,834
A clear win with a 12.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHANDRA RAO VENEPALLI | Telugu Desam Party | 55,202 | 55.1% |
| 2 | CHANDRA REDDY CHINTHA | INC | 43,175 | 43.1% |
| 3 | BUDIGEM LAKSHMI NARAYANA | IND | 641 | 0.6% |
| 4 | TONDAPU BHASKER RAO | IND | 434 | 0.4% |
| 5 | ANNAPUREDDY SYDI REDDY | IND | 314 | 0.3% |
| 6 | BIKSHAM BANOTHU | IND | 252 | 0.3% |
| 7 | SHAIK JANIMIYA | IND | 213 | 0.2% |
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 (116th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 1.5% · max 33.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
116th of 175How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
79th of 175How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
139th of 175Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TDP 55.1%INC 43.1%OTH 1.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
41,74,064
Density
275 / km²
Sex ratio
997 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
15,152 km²
SC population18.8%
ST population3.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 9.5%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water81.8%
Electricity92.4%
Sanitation37.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.1%
Children fully vaccinated66.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Children underweight (under 5)27.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.8%
Women literate69.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.1%
Clean cooking fuel86.6%
Health insurance70.7%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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