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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 79 · 2019
Vijaywada West
Winner — 2019
Velam Palli Srinivasa Rao
YSRCP· YSRCP
YSRCP 38.0%TDP 33.0%21 others 28.9%
Votes
58,435
38.0% share
Winning margin
7,671
5.0% of votes
Total candidates
22
Turnout
66.0%
of 2,32,604
A closely fought contest. Velam Palli Srinivasa Rao won with a 5.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
23 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Velam Palli Srinivasa Rao | YSRCP | 58,435 | 38.0% |
| 2 | Shabana Musarat Khatoon | 50,764 | 33.0% | |
| 3 | POTHINA VENKATA MAHESH | JnP | 22,367 | 14.6% |
| 4 | KORAADA VIJAYA KUMAR | IND | 12,821 | 8.3% |
| 5 | Piyush P.Desai | 4,206 | 2.7% | |
| 6 | Matta Job Ratna Kumar | INC | 2,261 | 1.5% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 776 | 0.5% |
| 8 | Ratnavath Kishore Kumar | IND | 229 | 0.1% |
| 9 | TALLURU VENKATA KRISHNA RAO | IND | 207 | 0.1% |
| 10 | PONDUGULA VENKATA REDDY | PPOI | 174 | 0.1% |
| 11 | Abdul Rawoof | NRCP | 169 | 0.1% |
| 12 | Srinivas Konumu | IND | 167 | 0.1% |
| 13 | Prasanna (Darling) | IND | 158 | 0.1% |
| 14 | SHAIK SHABASHI | IND | 137 | 0.1% |
| 15 | SHAIK ABDUL KAREEM | 109 | 0.1% | |
| 16 | MOHAMMAD RAFEEQ UR RAHMAN | IND | 109 | 0.1% |
| 17 | Arugolanu Abraham | IND | 103 | 0.1% |
| 18 | Gudavalli Mery Rani | IPBP | 80 | 0.1% |
| 19 | KHIZRA BEGUM | ANC | 75 | 0.1% |
| 20 | Koppolu Vijaya Kumar | JAJGP | 74 | 0.1% |
| 21 | Nagendla Deva Sahayam | 72 | 0.1% | |
| 22 | CHALUMURI PRABHAKARA RAO | IND | 71 | 0.1% |
| 23 | Saragada Venkateswara Reddy | IND | 59 | 0.0% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (170th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 2.0% · max 29.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
170th of 175How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.02
fewer partiesmore parties
143rd of 175How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
130th of 175Where does the house stand?
SEAT
175 seats · 88 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.02EFFECTIVE PARTIES
YSRCP 38.0%TDP 33.0%JnP 14.6%IND 8.3%OTH 5.5%NOTA 0.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
45,17,398
Density
518 / km²
Sex ratio
992 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,727 km²
SC population19.3%
ST population2.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.1%Muslim 6.8%Other 4.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water73.6%
Electricity94.8%
Sanitation70.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.9%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.8%
Children underweight (under 5)21.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.3%
Women literate76.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.3%
Clean cooking fuel89.8%
Health insurance68.1%
What's nearby?
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