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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 279 · 1994Reserved (SC)

Palair

Winner — 1994

VENKATA VEERATAH SANDRA
CPM· Left
CPM 49.3%INC 41.4%8 others 9.3%
Votes
63,328
49.3% share
Winning margin
10,156
7.9% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
79.8%
of 1,60,930

A clear win with a 7.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VENKATA VEERATAH SANDRA
Left
63,32849.3%
2
CHANDRA SEKHAR SAMBANI
INC
53,17241.4%
3
VENKATA RATNAMA KARLAPUDI
IND
3,9693.1%
4
VENKANNA TUMARLA
IND
3,8283.0%
5
NAGULU CHODAPAKA
BJP
2,5552.0%
6
VEERAIAH BANDLA
IND
6210.5%
7
NAGULU PERUMALLAPALLY
IND
3410.3%
8
VEERABHADRAIAH GUNTHETI
IND
2880.2%
9
SREENU (SRINIVASA RAO) NAMAVARAPU
IND
1780.1%
10
NARAYANA RAO KOPPULA
IND
1500.1%

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.

High turnout (8th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.5% · min 1.1% · max 39.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
8th of 175

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
46th of 175

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
110th of 175

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 49.3%INC 41.4%OTH 9.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
40,81,148
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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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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