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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 141 · 2009

Visakhapatnam South

Winner — 2009

DRONAMRAJU SRINIVASA RAO
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 35.7%PRAP 35.4%9 others 28.9%
Votes
45,971
35.7% share
Winning margin
341
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
73.8%
of 1,74,577

Visakhapatnam South was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 341 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

0 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.00 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DRONAMRAJU SRINIVASA RAO
INC (UPA)
45,97135.7%
2
KOLA GURUVULU
PRAP
45,63035.4%
3
GANESH KUMAR VASUPALLI
TDP
24,20818.8%
4
JERRIPOTHULA SAILAJA
LSP
7,9226.2%
5
CHALLA MAHA LAKSHMI
NDA
2,1301.6%
6
MANGALAGIRI SRINU
BSP
9270.7%
7
ANGATI APPA RAO
UPA
5390.4%
8
DR SUNIL KUMAR B
IND
4880.4%
9
KOPPULA KANAKA RAJU
TPPP
4480.3%
10
DURGA PRASAD GUNTU
IND
4410.3%
11
PADI KRISHNA
IND
2030.2%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

A fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.3%
NOT REPORTED
mean 17.5% · min 0.3% · max 39.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.43
fewer partiesmore parties

How much NOTA?

SEAT
NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 35.7%PRAP 35.4%TDP 18.8%LSP 6.2%OTH 4.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.00 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
42,90,589
Density
384 / km²
Sex ratio
1006 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
11,161 km²
SC population7.7%
ST population14.4%
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What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.7%Other 4.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water56.3%
Electricity89.7%
Sanitation51.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.3%
Children fully vaccinated76.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.0%
Children underweight (under 5)33.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.0%
Women literate69.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.4%
Clean cooking fuel72.9%
Health insurance64.9%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bamboo Craft🏺Basket Weaving🏺Coffee (Araku)🏺Etikoppaka Lacquerware/Wooden Toys🏺Palm Leaf🏺Payakaraopet Silk Sarees🏺Rock Bee Honey🏺Seafood Cluster

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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