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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 272 · 1983Reserved (SC)

Parkal

Winner — 1983

SAMMAIAH BOCHU
INC· Congress (I)
INC 40.3%BJP 29.1%2 others 30.6%
Votes
26,140
40.3% share
Winning margin
7,295
11.3% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
67.3%
of 96,370

A clear win with a 11.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SAMMAIAH BOCHU
Congress (I)
26,14040.3%
2
JAYAPAL V.
BJP
18,84529.1%
3
BOJJAPALLI RAJAOAH
IND
16,21125.0%
4
DAMODAR GUNTI
Lok Dal
3,6655.7%

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 (167th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.0% · max 30.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
167th of 175

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
104th of 175

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
123rd of 175

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 40.3%BJP 29.1%IND 25.0%LKD 5.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.

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