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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 268 · 1978Reserved (SC)
Ghanpur
Winner — 1978
GOKA RAMASWAMY
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 51.6%JNP 29.0%4 others 19.3%
Votes
32,855
51.6% share
Winning margin
14,369
22.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
71.0%
of 89,649
Ghanpur is a safe seat — GOKA RAMASWAMY won by 22.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOKA RAMASWAMY |  INC(I)INC | 32,855 | 51.6% |
| 2 | LINGIAH KATAM | Janata | 18,486 | 29.0% |
| 3 | ABRAHAM BODDU | Left | 9,219 | 14.5% |
| 4 | KANDUKURI RAGHAVIAH | IND | 1,224 | 1.9% |
| 5 | ADEM BODDU | IND | 1,015 | 1.6% |
| 6 | GADDAM LINGIAH | IND | 859 | 1.4% |
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 (51st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean22.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 0.2% · max 44.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
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51st of 175How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.24
fewer partiesmore parties
28th of 175How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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80th of 175Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 51.6%JNP 29.0%CPI 14.5%OTH 4.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
40,81,148
Density
213 / km²
Sex ratio
977 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
19,130 km²
SC population14.3%
ST population3.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.2%Muslim 10.9%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.3%
Electricity93.4%
Sanitation36.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.7%
Children fully vaccinated81.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.0%
Children underweight (under 5)40.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.5%
Women literate63.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.3%
Clean cooking fuel86.4%
Health insurance73.2%
What's nearby?
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