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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 260 · 1962
Metpalli
Winner — 1962
VIJAYARANGA RAO
INC· INC
INC 61.4%CPI 20.1%2 others 18.6%
Votes
21,352
61.4% share
Winning margin
14,374
41.3% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
51.7%
of 67,277
Metpalli is a safe seat — VIJAYARANGA RAO won by 41.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIJAYARANGA RAO | INC | 21,352 | 61.4% |
| 2 | CHILUVERI PRABHAKAR | Left | 6,978 | 20.1% |
| 3 | ITTADI NARSINGU | IND | 4,248 | 12.2% |
| 4 | T. MALLAYA | Swatantra Party | 2,215 | 6.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (100th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe41.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.4% · min 3.2% · max 66.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
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100th of 175How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
45th of 175How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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131st of 175Where does the house stand?
SEAT
300 seats · 151 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 61.4%CPI 20.1%IND 12.2%SWA 6.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
40,53,463
Density
230 / km²
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
17,658 km²
SC population18.2%
ST population2.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 82.1%Muslim 16.6%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water79.4%
Electricity93.1%
Sanitation40.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births88.5%
Children fully vaccinated67.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.5%
Children underweight (under 5)46.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.6%
Women literate57.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.9%
Clean cooking fuel78.1%
Health insurance73.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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