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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 227 · 1978
Medak
Winner — 1978
SERI LAKSHMA REDDY
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 53.6%INC 24.9%7 others 21.5%
Votes
34,464
53.6% share
Winning margin
18,442
28.7% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
69.8%
of 92,161
Medak is a safe seat — SERI LAKSHMA REDDY won by 28.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SERI LAKSHMA REDDY |  INC(I)INC | 34,464 | 53.6% |
| 2 | KARNAM RAMCHANDRA RAO | INC | 16,022 | 24.9% |
| 3 | S. MANIK REDDY | Janata | 7,882 | 12.3% |
| 4 | B. JAYAPAL | IND | 2,254 | 3.5% |
| 5 | USIRIKAPALLI CHANDRIAH | IND | 1,236 | 1.9% |
| 6 | GULAM DASTAGIR | IND | 1,010 | 1.6% |
| 7 | G. RAMACHANDRA GOUD | IND | 616 | 1.0% |
| 8 | BOOLA PRASAD | IND | 463 | 0.7% |
| 9 | B. I. VIDYA SAGAR | IND | 405 | 0.6% |
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.
A fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe28.7%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 18.9% · min 2.3% · max 37.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.21
fewer partiesmore parties
How much NOTA?
SEAT
— NOT REPORTEDWhere does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 53.6%INC 24.9%JNP 12.3%OTH 9.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
33,97,448
Density
193 / km²
Sex ratio
981 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
17,626 km²
SC population23.2%
ST population4.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.7%Muslim 6.5%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water56.2%
Electricity89.1%
Sanitation37.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.4%
Children fully vaccinated51.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.6%
Children underweight (under 5)24.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.4%
Women literate62.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.3%
Clean cooking fuel90.8%
Health insurance67.6%
What's nearby?
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