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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 243 · 2008 by-electionsReserved (ST)

Khanapur

Winner — 2008 by-elections

SUMAN RAMESH RATHOD
TD
TD 37.2%INC 36.5%4 others 26.3%
Votes
40,219
37.2% share
Winning margin
713
0.7% of votes
Total candidates
6

Khanapur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.7% — fewer than 713 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SUMAN RAMESH RATHOD
TD
40,21937.2%
2
MESRAM NAGORAO
39,50636.5%
3
AJMEERA GOVIND NAIK
TRS
22,80321.1%
4
MADAVI SEETHA DEVI
IND
2,8052.6%
5
KASTURI BHEEMANNA
IND
1,5911.5%
6
KOTNAK LAXMAN
IND
1,1931.1%

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 (130th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.8% · min 0.6% · max 83.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
130th of 175

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
20th of 175

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
23rd of 175

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
18 seats · 10 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TD 37.2%INC 36.5%TRS 21.1%OTH 5.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,82,469
Density
188 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
15,359 km²
SC population16.2%
ST population2.6%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 83.0%Muslim 15.8%Other 1.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.0%
Electricity95.5%
Sanitation44.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.4%
Children fully vaccinated83.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.4%
Children underweight (under 5)26.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.1%
Women literate63.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.6%
Clean cooking fuel94.3%
Health insurance73.3%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Applique Work🏺Barytes & Barium Compounds🏺Cotton / Jean Pants🏺Madhavaram Sarees🏺Mandanapalle Silk Sarees🏺Prodattur Raw (Kora) Silk Shirting🏺Raja Rani Dolls🏺Red Sander & Wood Carvings🏺Vonipenta Brass
🏛️

Fort with ancient buildings enclosed gtherein

🏛️MonumentASI

Fort with ancient buildings enclosed gtherein

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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