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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 26 · 2014
Chodavaram
Winner — 2014
KALIDINDI SURYA NAGA SANYASI RAJU (BABU)
TDP· NDA (NDA)
TDP 48.4%YSRCP 47.8%7 others 3.8%
Votes
80,560
48.4% share
Winning margin
909
0.6% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
84.8%
of 1,96,500
Chodavaram was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.6% — fewer than 909 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.10 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KALIDINDI SURYA NAGA SANYASI RAJU (BABU) | NDA (NDA) | 80,560 | 48.4% |
| 2 | KARANAM DHARMASRI | YSRCP | 79,651 | 47.8% |
| 3 | ATCHUTA RAO GUNURU | INC | 1,937 | 1.2% |
| 4 | BHUPATHI APPARAO | 1,206 | 0.7% | |
| 5 | RAMA PAPAYYA NAIDU JERRIPOTHULA | JASPA | 1,089 | 0.7% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 931 | 0.6% |
| 7 | KAMIREDDI PATRU NAIDU | IND | 414 | 0.3% |
| 8 | RAMA CHANDRA RAO VANKAYALA | IND | 403 | 0.2% |
| 9 | K.S.SUNDARAO | IND | 392 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (66th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 0.6% · max 38.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
66th of 175How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.08
fewer partiesmore parties
108th of 175How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
14th of 175Where does the house stand?
SEAT
175 seats · 88 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TDP 48.4%YSRCP 47.8%OTH 3.3%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.10 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%
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.