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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 258 · 1978
Metpalli
Winner — 1978
V. VENKATESHWAR RAO
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 60.0%INC 16.1%3 others 23.9%
Votes
37,352
60.0% share
Winning margin
27,308
43.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
69.4%
of 89,679
Metpalli is a safe seat — V. VENKATESHWAR RAO won by 43.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V. VENKATESHWAR RAO |  INC(I)INC | 37,352 | 60.0% |
| 2 | CHENNAMANENI RAJESHWAR RAO | INC | 10,044 | 16.1% |
| 3 | GANTA VENKAT RAJESHWAR RAO | Janata | 7,334 | 11.8% |
| 4 | KOMMIREDDI RAMULOO | IND | 5,819 | 9.3% |
| 5 | BHOOMA CHARI URUMALLA | IND | 1,702 | 2.7% |
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.
Low turnout (141st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean43.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.0% · min 0.6% · max 43.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
141st of 175How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
17th of 175How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
125th of 175Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 60.0%INC 16.1%JNP 11.8%IND 9.3%OTH 2.7%
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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