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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 291 · 2009

Chittoor

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Winner — 2009

C.K.JAYACHANDRA REDDY @ C.K.BABU
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 36.3%PRAP 34.9%9 others 28.8%
Votes
46,094
36.3% share
Winning margin
1,710
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
70.9%
of 1,79,155

Chittoor was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 1,710 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

4 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.22 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
C.K.JAYACHANDRA REDDY @ C.K.BABU
INC
INC (UPA)
46,09436.3%
2
ARANI SRINIVASULU J.M.C
PRAP
44,38435.0%
3
P.BALAJI
TDP
TDP
30,79024.2%
4
ADVOCATE JAYA KUMAR
LSP
1,2981.0%
5
K.RAVINDRA REDDY M.A
BJP
NDA
8670.7%
6
S.SRINIVASULU
BHSASP
8550.7%
7
D.A.NAGARAJU
BSP
BSP
8400.7%
8
M.JANAKIRAMAN
PPOI
6240.5%
9
KRISHNA DEVAN YADAV
BCUF
5250.4%
10
A.SIVA KUMAR
IND
4400.3%
11
DR. B.K.RAMANA REDDY
IND
2830.2%

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

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
1.4%
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
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 36.3%PRAP 35.0%TDP 24.2%OTH 4.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.22 Cr

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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