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Winner — 2018
GURKA JAIPAL YADAV
TRS· TRS
TRS 35.3%BJP 33.4%14 others 31.2%
Votes
62,892
35.4% share
Winning margin
3,447
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
87.3%
of 2,03,880
Kalwakurthy was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 3,447 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
5 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.08 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GURKA JAIPAL YADAV | TRS TRS | 62,892 | 35.4% |
| 2 | ACHARY TALLOJU | BJP | 59,445 | 33.4% |
| 3 | CHALLA VAMSHI CHAND REDDY | Prajakutami (Telangana Grand Alliance) | 46,523 | 26.1% |
| 4 | GANGARAM SAI BABA | 2,500 | 1.4% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,359 | 0.8% |
| 6 | KATTA JANGAIAH | TLIP | 1,334 | 0.8% |
| 7 | B. RAJU GOUD | IND | 712 | 0.4% |
| 8 | JAMMULA SRIKANTH | 599 | 0.3% | |
| 9 | MEESAALA LAKSHMAIAH | IND | 558 | 0.3% |
| 10 | DERANGULA SHEKAR | IND | 498 | 0.3% |
| 11 | BALASWAMY GOUD SINGAM | BJLP | 357 | 0.2% |
| 12 | KETHAVATH JAIPAL | BMUP | 345 | 0.2% |
| 13 | ARJUN REDDY CHEEMARLA | IND | 277 | 0.2% |
| 14 | VISLAVATH HARYA NAYAK | JVHNP | 187 | 0.1% |
| 15 | ANTHIREDDY ARAVINDA REDDY | 180 | 0.1% | |
| 16 | V.AMARNATH | IPBP | 151 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (32nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
swing1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 1.6% · min 0.1% · max 2.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
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32nd of 119How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.27
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13th of 119How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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109th of 119Where does the house stand?
SEAT
119 seats · 60 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TRS 35.4%BJP 33.4%INC 26.1%OTH 4.3%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
5/15
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.08 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
40,53,028
Density
220 / km²
Sex ratio
977 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
18,432 km²
SC population17.5%
ST population9.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
91%HINDU
Hindu 90.6%Muslim 8.2%Other 1.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water78.0%
Electricity86.7%
Sanitation26.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.1%
Children fully vaccinated89.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)33.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.7%
Women literate59.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.4%
Clean cooking fuel85.9%
Health insurance70.3%
What's nearby?
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