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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 276 · 1978
Kothagudem
Winner — 1978
KASAIAH CHEKURI
JNP· Janata
JNP 47.7%INC 32.0%2 others 20.2%
Votes
32,409
47.7% share
Winning margin
10,648
15.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
78.1%
of 86,993
Kothagudem is a safe seat — KASAIAH CHEKURI won by 15.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KASAIAH CHEKURI | Janata | 32,409 | 47.7% |
| 2 | VANAMA VENKATESHWARA RAO | INC | 21,761 | 32.0% |
| 3 | MUSTAFA KAMAL KHAN |  INC(I)INC | 12,162 | 17.9% |
| 4 | JAYARAJU K. R. W. | IND | 1,589 | 2.3% |
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 (133rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 0.2% · max 21.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
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133rd of 175How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.24
fewer partiesmore parties
29th of 175How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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101st of 175Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 47.7%INC 32.0%INC(I) 17.9%OTH 2.3%
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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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