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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 243 · 2008 by-electionsReserved (ST)
Khanapur
Winner — 2008 by-elections
SUMAN RAMESH RATHOD
TD
TD 37.2%INC 36.5%4 others 26.3%
Votes
40,219
37.2% share
Winning margin
713
0.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Khanapur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.7% — fewer than 713 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUMAN RAMESH RATHOD | TD | 40,219 | 37.2% |
| 2 | MESRAM NAGORAO | 39,506 | 36.5% | |
| 3 | AJMEERA GOVIND NAIK | TRS | 22,803 | 21.1% |
| 4 | MADAVI SEETHA DEVI | IND | 2,805 | 2.6% |
| 5 | KASTURI BHEEMANNA | IND | 1,591 | 1.5% |
| 6 | KOTNAK LAXMAN | IND | 1,193 | 1.1% |
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 (130th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.8% · min 0.6% · max 83.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
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130th of 175How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
20th of 175How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
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23rd of 175Where does the house stand?
SEAT
18 seats · 10 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TD 37.2%INC 36.5%TRS 21.1%OTH 5.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,82,469
Density
188 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
15,359 km²
SC population16.2%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 83.0%Muslim 15.8%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.0%
Electricity95.5%
Sanitation44.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.4%
Children fully vaccinated83.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.4%
Children underweight (under 5)26.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.1%
Women literate63.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.6%
Clean cooking fuel94.3%
Health insurance73.3%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Applique Work🏺Barytes & Barium Compounds🏺Cotton / Jean Pants🏺Madhavaram Sarees🏺Mandanapalle Silk Sarees🏺Prodattur Raw (Kora) Silk Shirting🏺Raja Rani Dolls🏺Red Sander & Wood Carvings🏺Vonipenta Brass
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🏛️MonumentASI
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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.