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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 235

KovurAssembly by-election result, 2012

N.P.Kumar Reddy (YSRCP) won Kovur in the 2012 assembly by-election with 42.0% of the vote, beating S.C. Reddy (TDP) by 23,494 votes.

20092012 by-elections201420192024

From 2014 it is seat no. 116, after Telangana became a separate state. Seat boundaries were redrawn before the 2009 election. In 2004, seat no. 235 was Banswada. See the seat history for this ground's earlier results.

Winner

N.P.Kumar Reddy
YSRCP
YSRCP 42.0%TDP 28.6%12 others 29.4%
Votes
73,876
42.0% share
Winning margin
23,494
13.4% of votes
Candidates
14

A clear win with a 13.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

14 candidates
#CandidatePartyVotes · %
1
N.P.Kumar Reddy
YSRCP
YSRCP
73,87642.0%
2
S.C. Reddy
TDP
TDP
50,38228.6%
3
P.S.Reddy
INC
INC
41,39723.5%
4
J.V. Raju
CPM
CPM
3,5622.0%
5
Nellore Narasaiah
LSP
LSP
1,5850.9%
6
S.K. Rao
IND
IND
1,0430.6%
7
Kollu Madhu Babu
ARPS
ARPS
8360.5%
8
Pattapu Ravi
IND
IND
6880.4%
9
K. Guravaiah
NCP
NCP
5010.3%
10
A.C. Sekhar
IND
IND
4950.3%
11
Mallareddy Meda
IND
IND
4420.3%
12
P. Vijayakumar
RP
RP
3910.2%
13
K.R. Parusu
IND
IND
3860.2%
14
C. Chiranjeevi
IND
IND
3290.2%

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A clear win, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
13.4%

winning margin, share of votes

How many parties were really in the race?

SEAT
A crowded field

The top three took 94% of the votes.

Parties in the race 3.18

How did the vote split?

SEAT
42.0%won by YSRCP
YSRCP 42.0%TDP 28.6%INC 23.5%Others 5.8%

Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district · 29.6 lakh people · Census 2011

Known for Udayagiri Wooden Cutlery and Patturu Cotton Silk Sarees.

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Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,63,557
Density
227 / km²
Sex ratio
985 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
13,076 km²
SC population22.5%
ST population9.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
  • Hindu89.1%
  • Muslim9.7%
  • Christian0.9%
  • Jain0.1%
  • Sikh<0.1%
  • Buddhist<0.1%
  • Not stated0.2%

Homes with tap water, electricity and a toilet

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 · SHARE OF HOUSEHOLDS
Tap water68.5%
Electric lighting90.1%
Toilet at home39.6%

Health and family

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated65.3%
Children stunted (under 5)29.2%
Children underweight (under 5)27.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)59.4%
Women literate70.5%
Women married before 1823.8%
Clean cooking fuel84.6%
Health insurance72.3%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Patturu Cotton Silk Sarees🏷️Udayagiri Wooden CutleryGI
Aretamma Temple

Aretamma Temple

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Ancient mound, Ramathirtham

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient mound

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Mound known as 'bodipati dibba'

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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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Who has won Kovur, 2009

  1. 2009NALLAPAREDDY PRASANNA KUMAR REDDY (TDP), margin 4.4%