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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 261 · 1999

Cheriyal

Winner — 1999

NAGAPURI RAJALINGAM
INC· INC
INC 48.7%TDP 46.9%4 others 4.4%
Votes
44,107
48.7% share
Winning margin
1,660
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
65.6%
of 1,38,099

Cheriyal was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 1,660 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NAGAPURI RAJALINGAM
INC
44,10748.7%
2
MANDALA SREE RAMULU
TDP
42,44746.9%
3
CHALLA DAMODAR REDDY
3,2903.6%
4
BATHULA SIDDESHWARLU
MCPI(S)
3500.4%
5
SRINIVAS AKULA
AJBP
2350.3%
6
KOLGURI YELLAIAH
IND
1410.2%

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 (65th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 1.8% · max 46.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
65th of 175

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
57th of 175

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
60th of 175

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.7%TDP 46.9%OTH 4.4%

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?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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A oprominent ranite hillock bearing asoka inscription

🏛️MonumentASI

A oprominent ranite hillock bearing asoka inscription

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The asokan inscription, two early chalukyan inscription and one late chalukyan inscription

🏛️MonumentASI

The asokan inscription, two early chalukyan inscription and one late chalukyan inscription

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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