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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 279 · 2004Reserved (SC)

Palair

Winner — 2004

HANDRASEKHER SAMBHANI
INC· Congress-TRS-Left combine (AP 2004) (UPA)
INC 55.4%TDP 38.5%4 others 6.2%
Votes
78,422
55.4% share
Winning margin
23,922
16.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
81.4%
of 1,74,097

Palair is a safe seat — HANDRASEKHER SAMBHANI won by 16.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
HANDRASEKHER SAMBHANI
Congress-TRS-Left combine (AP 2004) (UPA)
78,42255.4%
2
ANDRA VENKATA VEERAIAH
TDP
54,50038.5%
3
HEKURI SOWBHAGYAVATI
BSP
3,8412.7%
4
AGIDIKATTULA VENKATESWARLU
IND
3,4912.5%
5
YSAIAH PADISHALA
IND
8210.6%
6
OTTAPENJARA NARASIMHA RAO
IND
5830.4%

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
16.9%
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
INC 55.4%TDP 38.5%OTH 6.2%

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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