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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 278 · 2009
Puttaparthi
Winner — 2009
PALLE RAGHUNATHA REDDY
TDP· Maha Kutami / Grand Alliance (AP, TDP+TRS+Left, 2009 only)
TDP 43.2%INC 42.5%12 others 14.3%
Votes
59,356
43.2% share
Winning margin
1,021
0.7% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
76.9%
of 1,78,612
Puttaparthi was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.7% — fewer than 1,021 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
1 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.15 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PALLE RAGHUNATHA REDDY | Maha Kutami / Grand Alliance (AP, TDP+TRS+Left, 2009 only) | 59,356 | 43.2% |
| 2 | KADAPALA MOHAN REDDY | UPA | 58,335 | 42.5% |
| 3 | PASUPULETI RAMANA | PRAP | 12,777 | 9.3% |
| 4 | VADDI KESANNA | IND | 1,424 | 1.0% |
| 5 | SOMAGUTTA VISHNU VARDHAN REDDY | NDA | 1,385 | 1.0% |
| 6 | SADUGULA UTTANNA | BSP | 973 | 0.7% |
| 7 | K.SREENIVASULU | IND | 759 | 0.6% |
| 8 | P.B. PHANIDHAR | LSP | 450 | 0.3% |
| 9 | P.SREENATH REDDY | IND | 448 | 0.3% |
| 10 | VALASAPALLI UTTAPPA ROYAL | IND | 350 | 0.3% |
| 11 | YARRAGUNDLA SOMASEKHAR REDDY | IND | 327 | 0.2% |
| 12 | VUNTLA LAKSHMIPATHY REDDY | IND | 260 | 0.2% |
| 13 | HARIJANA PEDDA NARASIMHULU | TPPP | 247 | 0.2% |
| 14 | N. MAHAMMAD RAFI | BSSP | 185 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (37th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.4% · min 0.7% · max 18.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
88%
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37th of 175How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
40th of 175How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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117th of 175Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TDP 43.2%INC 42.5%PRAP 9.3%OTH 5.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/14
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.15 Cr
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?
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