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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 244 · 1978Reserved (SC)

Asifabad

Winner — 1978

DASARI NARSAIAH
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 36.3%CPI 27.5%7 others 36.2%
Votes
15,812
36.3% share
Winning margin
3,849
8.8% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
51.4%
of 84,602

A clear win with a 8.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DASARI NARSAIAH
INC(I)
INC
15,81236.3%
2
GUNDA MALLESHU
Left
11,96327.5%
3
KATHAM RAJALINGAM
Janata
7,50217.2%
4
DAYANAND CHEREKER
RPK
3,2477.5%
5
PERUGU HECTU
IND
2,1745.0%
6
ASADI RAJAMALLU
IND
1,7614.0%
7
KATAM CHANDRAIAH
IND
6201.4%
8
MATURU DIRGAIAH
IND
2720.6%
9
HARI CHAND
IND
1720.4%

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 (137th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.2% · min 0.6% · max 40.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
137th of 175

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
71st of 175

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
96th of 175

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 36.3%CPI 27.5%JNP 17.2%RPK 7.5%IND 5.0%OTH 6.5%

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%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

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?

3 locations
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
🏛️

Attirala parasurama temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Attirala parasurama temple

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Saumyanatha temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Saumyanatha temple

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Sri kodandaramasvami's temple and adjoining buildings

🏛️MonumentASI

Sri kodandaramasvami's temple and adjoining buildings

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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