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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 244

RajampetAssembly by-election result, 2012

A.R. Akepati (YSRCP) won Rajampet in the 2012 assembly by-election with 52.5% of the vote, beating M.V.M.K. Reddy (INC) by 38,219 votes.

20092012 by-elections201420192024

From 2014 it is seat no. 125, after Telangana became a separate state. Seat boundaries were redrawn before the 2009 election. In 2004, seat no. 244 was Asifabad. See the seat history for this ground's earlier results.

Winner

A.R. Akepati
YSRCP
YSRCP 52.5%INC 26.4%17 others 21.1%
Votes
76,951
52.5% share
Winning margin
38,219
26.1% of votes
Candidates
19

A comfortable win — A.R. Akepati won by 26.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

19 candidates
#CandidatePartyVotes · %
1
A.R. Akepati
YSRCP
YSRCP
76,95152.5%
2
M.V.M.K. Reddy
INC
INC
38,73226.4%
3
B. Pasupuleti
TD
TD
21,41714.6%
4
B.N. Raja
BJP
BJP
1,3010.9%
5
S.R.S. Raju
RSRS
RSRS
1,1510.8%
6
M.R. Meda
IND
IND
1,0990.8%
7
S.R. Chamarthi
IND
IND
8970.6%
8
C.S.Reddy
IND
IND
7790.5%
9
N.J.M. Reddy
IND
IND
6490.4%
10
P.R. Sekhat
IND
IND
5940.4%
11
Y.V. Sagar
IND
IND
5450.4%
12
R.R. Babu
IND
IND
4570.3%
13
K.A. Reddy
IND
IND
4050.3%
14
G.C. Reddy
IND
IND
3960.3%
15
A. Mallikarjuna
IND
IND
3160.2%
16
S.Chandranath. A.
NTRTDP(LP)
NTRTDP(LP)
2690.2%
17
A. Suraiah
IND
IND
2260.1%
18
G.J. Reddy
IND
IND
2250.1%
19
K.V.Raju
IND
IND
2060.1%

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A comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
26.1%

winning margin, share of votes

How many parties were really in the race?

SEAT
Two or three

YSRCP, INC and TD took 94% of the votes.

Parties in the race 2.72

How did the vote split?

SEAT
52.5%won by YSRCP
YSRCP 52.5%INC 26.4%TD 14.6%Others 6.5%

Y.S.R. district · 28.8 lakh people · Census 2011

Known for Applique Work, Barytes & Barium Compounds and Cotton / Jean Pants, among others.

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Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,82,469
Density
188 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
15,359 km²
SC population16.2%
ST population2.6%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
  • Hindu83.0%
  • Muslim15.8%
  • Christian0.8%
  • Jain<0.1%
  • Sikh<0.1%
  • Other religions (incl. tribal faiths)<0.1%
  • Not stated0.4%

Homes with tap water, electricity and a toilet

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 · SHARE OF HOUSEHOLDS
Tap water85.0%
Electric lighting95.5%
Toilet at home44.8%

Health and family

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.4%
Children fully vaccinated83.0%
Children stunted (under 5)34.4%
Children underweight (under 5)26.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)56.1%
Women literate63.8%
Women married before 1825.6%
Clean cooking fuel94.3%
Health insurance73.3%

What's nearby?

3 locations
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Known forDISTRICT
🏺Applique Work🏺Barytes & Barium Compounds🏺Cotton / Jean Pants🏺Madhavaram Sarees🏺Mandanapalle Silk Sarees🏺Prodattur Raw (Kora) Silk Shirting🏺Raja Rani Dolls🏺Red Sander & Wood Carvings🏺Vonipenta Brass
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Attirala parasurama temple

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Saumyanatha temple

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Sri kodandaramasvami's temple and adjoining buildings

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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 Rajampet, 2009–2024

  1. 2009AMARANATH REDDY AKEPATI (INC), margin 8.9%
  2. 2014MEDA VENKATA MALLIKARJUNA REDDY (TDP), margin 7.0%
  3. 2019Meda Venkata Mallikarjuna Reddy (YSRCP), margin 21.4%
  4. 2024Akepati Amarnath Reddy (YSRCP), margin 3.8%