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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 143 · 2009

Visakhapatnam West

Winner — 2009

VIJAYA PRASAD MALLA
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 38.8%PRAP 35.2%12 others 26.0%
Votes
45,018
38.8% share
Winning margin
4,144
3.6% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
69.9%
of 1,65,948

A closely fought contest. VIJAYA PRASAD MALLA won with a 3.6% margin.

Seat history

0 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.12 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VIJAYA PRASAD MALLA
INC (UPA)
45,01838.8%
2
GANA VENKATA REDDI NAIDU PETAKAMSETTI (GANABABU)
PRAP
40,87435.2%
3
GUDIVADA NAGAMANI
TDP
17,77515.3%
4
GOVARDHAN REDDI AVULA
LSP
5,5934.8%
5
POLIMERA SRINIVASARAO
NDA
2,7302.4%
6
KINTADA RAJASHEKAR
TPPP
7470.6%
7
SUDHA RAJENDRA PRABHU
IND
6970.6%
8
K.KOTESWARARAO
UPA
5940.5%
9
APPARAO GOLAGANA
IND
5580.5%
10
NAGA KRISHNA MURTHY MOKARALA
BSP
4870.4%
11
RAMESH PAMPANA
PPOI
3660.3%
12
VIJAY KUMAR GALINKALA
IND
2150.2%
13
B.V.RAMANARAO
IND
2090.2%
14
MAMIDI RAMA KRISHNA
IND
1340.1%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

A fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.6%
NOT REPORTED
mean 17.3% · min 0.7% · max 35.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.32
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
3.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 38.8%PRAP 35.2%TDP 15.3%OTH 10.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.12 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
42,90,589
Density
384 / km²
Sex ratio
1006 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
11,161 km²
SC population7.7%
ST population14.4%
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What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.7%Other 4.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water56.3%
Electricity89.7%
Sanitation51.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.3%
Children fully vaccinated76.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.0%
Children underweight (under 5)33.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.0%
Women literate69.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.4%
Clean cooking fuel72.9%
Health insurance64.9%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bamboo Craft🏺Basket Weaving🏺Coffee (Araku)🏺Etikoppaka Lacquerware/Wooden Toys🏺Palm Leaf🏺Payakaraopet Silk Sarees🏺Rock Bee Honey🏺Seafood Cluster

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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