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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 148 · 2009Reserved (ST)

Paderu

Winner — 2009

PASUPULETI BALARAJU
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 32.4%CPI 31.9%8 others 35.7%
Votes
35,653
32.4% share
Winning margin
587
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
56.3%
of 1,95,431

Paderu was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 587 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

0 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.04 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PASUPULETI BALARAJU
INC (UPA)
35,65332.4%
2
GODDETI DEMUDU
35,06631.9%
3
TAMARBHA KRISHNAVENI
PRAP
16,89415.3%
4
SAGENI VENKATARAMANA
IND
5,9785.4%
5
BALAYYA PADAL BONANGI
NDA
3,8493.5%
6
LAKE RAJARAO
BSP
3,7873.4%
7
MADELA BALANNA DORA
LSP
2,6702.4%
8
DUDDU LAXMOJI
UPA
2,6552.4%
9
APPARAO KINJEDI
IND
1,7601.6%
10
KANNABABU KOKKULA
IND
1,7281.6%

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
lean
0.5%
NOT REPORTED
mean 13.6% · min 0.2% · max 32.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
56%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.22
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
4.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 32.4%CPI 31.9%PRAP 15.3%IND 5.4%OTH 14.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.04 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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