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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 156 · 2009
Pithapuram
Winner — 2009
VANGA GEETHA VISWANADH
PRAP· PRAP
PRAP 31.2%TDP 30.5%12 others 38.3%
Votes
46,623
31.2% share
Winning margin
1,036
0.7% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
78.3%
of 1,90,919
Pithapuram was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.7% — fewer than 1,036 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
3 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.05 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VANGA GEETHA VISWANADH | PRAP PRAP | 46,623 | 31.2% |
| 2 | VARMA S.V.S.N. | TDP | 45,587 | 30.5% |
| 3 | MUDRAGADA PADMANABHAM | UPA | 43,431 | 29.1% |
| 4 | SUNDARA RATNAKAR ROKKAM | IND | 3,374 | 2.3% |
| 5 | BADAM MADHAVARAO | LSP | 2,484 | 1.7% |
| 6 | BURRI VENKATA VIJAYA BHASKARA MURALIDHARARAO | NDA | 1,454 | 1.0% |
| 7 | SUNIL PALLELA | PPOI | 1,383 | 0.9% |
| 8 | DUTHURTHI NAMO NARAYANA | IND | 1,187 | 0.8% |
| 9 | PALIVELA MULARAMU | TPPP | 1,147 | 0.8% |
| 10 | SANNAPU KISHORE KUMAR | BSP | 1,075 | 0.7% |
| 11 | KETHINEEDI SATISH BABU | IND | 581 | 0.4% |
| 12 | PILLA CHANDRAM | CPI(ML)(L) | 484 | 0.3% |
| 13 | KATAKAM VENKATA CHAKRADHARA RAO | IND | 385 | 0.3% |
| 14 | KESANAKURTHI VENKATA SUBRAHMANYAM | IND | 284 | 0.2% |
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.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.7%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 11.1% · min 0.0% · max 49.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.62
fewer partiesmore parties
How much NOTA?
SEAT
— NOT REPORTEDWhere does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PRAP 31.2%TDP 30.5%INC 29.1%OTH 9.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/14
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.05 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
51,54,296
Density
477 / km²
Sex ratio
1006 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,807 km²
SC population18.3%
ST population4.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 96.7%Other 3.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water64.6%
Electricity92.2%
Sanitation56.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.6%
Children fully vaccinated59.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.1%
Children underweight (under 5)22.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.0%
Women literate77.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.0%
Clean cooking fuel80.3%
Health insurance66.4%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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