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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 252 · 1972

Jagtial

Winner — 1972

VELICHALA JAGAPATHI RAO
INC· Congress (R)
INC 70.0%IND 27.2%2 others 2.8%
Votes
39,386
70.0% share
Winning margin
24,065
42.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
63.3%
of 88,980

Jagtial is a safe seat — VELICHALA JAGAPATHI RAO won by 42.8%.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VELICHALA JAGAPATHI RAO
Congress (R)
39,38670.0%
2
SAGI RAJESHWARA RAO
IND
15,32127.2%
3
RAJA PRABHAKAR REDDY
IND
1,2702.3%
4
CHILUKAMANI RANGA CHARI
STS
3130.6%

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 (61st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
42.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.3% · min 3.1% · max 62.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
61st of 175

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.19
fewer partiesmore parties
49th of 175

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
102nd of 175

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
287 seats · 144 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 70.0%IND 27.2%OTH 2.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,82,469
Density
188 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
15,359 km²
SC population16.2%
ST population2.6%
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What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 83.0%Muslim 15.8%Other 1.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.0%
Electricity95.5%
Sanitation44.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.4%
Children fully vaccinated83.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.4%
Children underweight (under 5)26.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.1%
Women literate63.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.6%
Clean cooking fuel94.3%
Health insurance73.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Applique Work🏺Barytes & Barium Compounds🏺Cotton / Jean Pants🏺Madhavaram Sarees🏺Mandanapalle Silk Sarees🏺Prodattur Raw (Kora) Silk Shirting🏺Raja Rani Dolls🏺Red Sander & Wood Carvings🏺Vonipenta Brass

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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