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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 291 · 2008 by-electionsReserved (SC)

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Winner — 2008 by-elections

DR.KUDUDULA NAGESH
TRS
TRS 39.3%TDP 35.9%9 others 24.8%
Votes
45,867
39.3% share
Winning margin
3,924
3.4% of votes
Total candidates
11

A closely fought contest. DR.KUDUDULA NAGESH won with a 3.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DR.KUDUDULA NAGESH
TRS
45,86739.3%
2
MOTHUKU PALLY NARSIMHULU
TDP
41,94335.9%
3
SHAGA LAZARUS
INC
22,35719.1%
4
YONTE PAKA SWAROOPA RANI
IND
1,9911.7%
5
PALADUGU GOURAMMA ALIAS MARY KUMARI
IND
1,5621.3%
6
KOTHA KISHTAIAH
IND
9710.8%
7
POTTA VENKATAIAH
IND
8090.7%
8
MOTHKU PALLY RAGHU
IND
3770.3%
9
JOGU SUDARSHAN
IND
3280.3%
10
JANA PALA MARAIAH
IND
2960.3%
11
BALLEM NARSIMHULU
IND
2960.3%

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

Average turnout (106th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.4% · min 1.4% · max 50.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
106th of 175

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
72nd of 175

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
144th of 175

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
18 seats · 10 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TRS 39.3%TDP 35.9%INC 19.1%OTH 5.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
41,74,064
Density
275 / km²
Sex ratio
997 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
15,152 km²
SC population18.8%
ST population3.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 9.5%Other 0.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water81.8%
Electricity92.4%
Sanitation37.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.1%
Children fully vaccinated66.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Children underweight (under 5)27.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.8%
Women literate69.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.1%
Clean cooking fuel86.6%
Health insurance70.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Chennuru Silk Sarees🏺Kollangantu Tie &Dye Check Lungies🏺Lord Venkateswara Swamy Photo🏺Mango Pulp🏺Pen kalamkari🏺Srikalahasthi Kalamkari fabrics/Handicrafts🏺Teracotta🏺The Glass Beads🏺Venkatagiri Cotton Sarees🏷️Venkatagiri SareesGI🏺Wood Carvings

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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