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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 28 · 2019Reserved (ST)

Araku Valley

Winner — 2019

CHETTI. PALGUNA
YSRCP· YSRCP
YSRCP 33.7%IND 17.6%10 others 48.7%
Votes
53,101
33.7% share
Winning margin
25,441
16.1% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
71.3%
of 2,20,893

Araku Valley is a safe seat — CHETTI. PALGUNA won by 16.1%.

Seat history

1 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.19 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHETTI. PALGUNA
YSRCP
53,10133.7%
2
DONNU DORA SIYYARI
IND
27,66017.6%
3
KIDARI. SRAVAN KUMAR
19,92912.7%
4
P. RAJA RAO
IND
10,8756.9%
5
SURENDRA KILLO
10,4556.6%
NOTA
NOTA
10,1776.5%
7
SURYA NARAYANA JARSINGI
IND
9,9806.3%
8
ADAPA BONJU NAIDU
4,8873.1%
9
VENGADA ANIL KUMAR MAJJI
IND
4,4222.8%
10
PACHIPENTA SANTHA KUMARI
INC
2,5461.6%
11
RAJENDRA PRASAD BUKKA
PRSHP
2,0351.3%
12
DEVIKA PADI
JAJGP
1,5081.0%

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

Low turnout (154th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
16.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.0% · min 0.7% · max 47.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
154th of 175

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
5.11
fewer partiesmore parties
1st of 175

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
15th of 175

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
175 seats · 88 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
5.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
YSRCP 33.7%IND 17.6%TDP 12.7%IND 6.9%CPM 6.6%IND 6.3%OTH 9.8%NOTA 6.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.19 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%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

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.

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