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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 281 · 1978
Shujatnagar
Winner — 1978
BUGGARAPU SITARAMAIAH
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 43.4%CPI 34.1%3 others 22.6%
Votes
27,725
43.4% share
Winning margin
5,934
9.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
76.8%
of 83,286
A clear win with a 9.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUGGARAPU SITARAMAIAH |  INC(I)INC | 27,725 | 43.4% |
| 2 | PUVVADA NAGESWARA RAO | Left | 21,791 | 34.1% |
| 3 | GOGINENI SATYANARAYANA RAO | Janata | 11,419 | 17.9% |
| 4 | DARA RAMA NARASIMHAM | IND | 1,531 | 2.4% |
| 5 | RAYANKULA NASARALAH | IND | 1,478 | 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 (93rd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean9.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.3% · min 1.6% · max 26.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
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93rd of 175How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.21
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41st of 175How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
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44th of 175Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 43.4%CPI 34.1%JNP 17.9%OTH 4.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
41,74,064
Density
275 / km²
Sex ratio
997 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
15,152 km²
SC population18.8%
ST population3.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 9.5%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water81.8%
Electricity92.4%
Sanitation37.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.1%
Children fully vaccinated66.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Children underweight (under 5)27.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.8%
Women literate69.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.1%
Clean cooking fuel86.6%
Health insurance70.7%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.