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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 291 · 1985Reserved (SC)
Alair
Winner — 1985
MOTHUKUPALLI NARSIMHULU
TDP· Telugu Desam Party
TDP 68.5%INC 18.0%5 others 13.4%
Votes
49,068
68.5% share
Winning margin
36,146
50.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
62.5%
of 1,14,507
Alair is a safe seat — MOTHUKUPALLI NARSIMHULU won by 50.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOTHUKUPALLI NARSIMHULU | Telugu Desam Party | 49,068 | 68.5% |
| 2 | CHETTUPALLI KENNEDY | INC | 12,922 | 18.1% |
| 3 | SALLURU POSHAIAH | IND | 6,788 | 9.5% |
| 4 | NEREDU SWAMY | IND | 1,293 | 1.8% |
| 5 | BHUWANAGIRI BICHAPATHI | IND | 583 | 0.8% |
| 6 | KONAPURAM CHANDRAIAH | IND | 539 | 0.8% |
| 7 | DOMAKONDA SESHUBABU | IND | 411 | 0.6% |
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 (106th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe50.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.4% · min 1.4% · max 50.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
106th of 175How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
72nd of 175How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
144th of 175Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TDP 68.5%INC 18.1%IND 9.5%OTH 3.9%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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