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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 257 · 1983
Buggaram
Winner — 1983
KADAKUNTLA GANGARAM
INC· Congress (I)
INC 36.0%IND 32.5%6 others 31.5%
Votes
19,515
36.0% share
Winning margin
1,919
3.5% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
51.0%
of 1,06,252
A closely fought contest. KADAKUNTLA GANGARAM won with a 3.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KADAKUNTLA GANGARAM | Congress (I) | 19,515 | 36.0% |
| 2 | SHIKARI VISHWANATH | IND | 17,596 | 32.5% |
| 3 | CHILLIVERI PRABHAKAR | Left | 7,324 | 13.5% |
| 4 | JOGINPALLI DAMODAR RAO | BJP | 5,157 | 9.5% |
| 5 | CHEERPURI SHETTI RAMA KISHRAIAH | IND | 2,323 | 4.3% |
| 6 | GOPI RAJAIAH | IND | 969 | 1.8% |
| 7 | KASTHURI RAM NARAYAN | IND | 708 | 1.3% |
| 8 | ABDUL KHADER | IND | 561 | 1.0% |
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 (145th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.7% · min 3.5% · max 53.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
145th of 175How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.08
fewer partiesmore parties
112th of 175How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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63rd of 175Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 36.0%IND 32.5%CPI 13.5%BJP 9.5%OTH 8.4%
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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