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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 279 · 1999Reserved (SC)
Palair
Winner — 1999
CHANDRA SEKHAR SAMBHANI
INC· INC
INC 39.0%CPM 30.5%4 others 30.4%
Votes
51,638
39.0% share
Winning margin
11,258
8.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
76.5%
of 1,72,837
A clear win with a 8.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHANDRA SEKHAR SAMBHANI | INC | 51,638 | 39.0% |
| 2 | SANDRA VENKATA VEERAIAH | 40,380 | 30.5% | |
| 3 | K.V. RATNAM | TDP | 33,781 | 25.5% |
| 4 | MATANGI RAMA SWAMY | CPI(ML)(L) | 4,039 | 3.0% |
| 5 | KUKKALA SUDARSHAN | MCPI(S) | 2,189 | 1.6% |
| 6 | GUNDLA PRASAD | 261 | 0.2% |
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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.
High turnout (8th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean8.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.5% · min 1.1% · max 39.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
8th of 175How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
46th of 175How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
110th of 175Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 39.0%CPM 30.5%TDP 25.5%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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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