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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 179 · 2004

Kurnool

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Winner — 2004

BDUL GAFOOR M
CPM· Congress-TRS-Left combine (AP 2004) (UPA)
CPM 39.1%TDP 37.3%11 others 23.7%
Votes
54,125
39.1% share
Winning margin
2,473
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
53.1%
of 2,60,809

Kurnool was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 2,473 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history
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All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BDUL GAFOOR M
CPM
Congress-TRS-Left combine (AP 2004) (UPA)
54,12539.1%
2
G VENKATESH
TDP
TDP
51,65237.3%
3
VISHNUVARDHAN REDDY
IND
26,10418.8%
4
KARUNAKAR
BSP
BSP
2,3561.7%
5
ISHNUVARDHAN REDDY
IND
1,2950.9%
6
A GAFOOR
MBT
1,0860.8%
7
SRINIVAS
JP
4710.3%
8
GOVARDHANA REDDY
SP
Samajwadi Party
3540.3%
9
LAKSHMI PRABHA
PPOI
3380.2%
10
RAVI KUMAR
IND
2610.2%
11
M V SUBBA REDDY
NTRTDP(LP)
1950.1%
12
ZAREENA BEGUM
IND
1700.1%
13
JALEEL AHAMED
IND
1690.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

A fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
1.8%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 15.9% · min 1.8% · max 56.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
88%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.05
fewer partiesmore parties

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 39.1%TDP 37.3%IND 18.8%OTH 4.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,36,966
Density
509 / km²
Sex ratio
1004 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,742 km²
SC population20.6%
ST population2.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.8%Other 5.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water83.7%
Electricity94.6%
Sanitation64.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.7%
Children fully vaccinated80.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.4%
Children underweight (under 5)22.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.0%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.1%
Clean cooking fuel86.8%
Health insurance67.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Crochet LaceGI🏺Eluru Cotton Sarees🏺Gold Jewellery🏺Hand Knotted Carpet weaving🏺Narspur Crochet Lace🏺Nuziveedu Veena🏺Processed Prawn & Shrimp🏺Veemavaram Light Weight Sarees🏺Walking Sticks

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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