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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 206 · 1972
Gagan Mahal
Winner — 1972
SHANTA BAI TALPALLIKAR
INC· Congress (R)
INC 43.4%STS 26.6%6 others 30.0%
Votes
14,721
43.4% share
Winning margin
5,693
16.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
49.6%
of 68,367
Gagan Mahal is a safe seat — SHANTA BAI TALPALLIKAR won by 16.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHANTA BAI TALPALLIKAR | Congress (R) | 14,721 | 43.4% |
| 2 | G. NARAYAN RAO | STS | 9,028 | 26.6% |
| 3 | SRINIVAS RAO | Grand Alliance | 4,983 | 14.7% |
| 4 | MIRZA JAMIL AHMED BAIG | IND | 2,720 | 8.0% |
| 5 | MURTUZA MUITAHDI | IND | 1,825 | 5.4% |
| 6 | B. G. K. GOPAL RAO KESKAR | IND | 277 | 0.8% |
| 7 | VISHNUVARDHAN REDDY | IND | 224 | 0.7% |
| 8 | SURYA PRAKASH JAISWAL | IND | 145 | 0.4% |
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.
A fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.8%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 13.9% · min 0.2% · max 44.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.57
fewer partiesmore parties
How much NOTA?
SEAT
— NOT REPORTEDWhere does the house stand?
SEAT
287 seats · 144 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.4%STS 26.6%BJS 14.7%IND 8.0%IND 5.4%OTH 1.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,87,813
Density
429 / km²
Sex ratio
1003 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
11,391 km²
SC population19.6%
ST population5.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.3%Muslim 11.4%Other 2.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water57.4%
Electricity92.1%
Sanitation59.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.6%
Children fully vaccinated76.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.8%
Children underweight (under 5)26.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.5%
Women literate68.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.4%
Clean cooking fuel91.7%
Health insurance71.1%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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