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Keralam · PC 11 · 19572 seats · 1 SC
Palghat
Winner — Lok Sabha 1957
KUNHAN P
Also elected — same seat
EACHARAN V. IYYANI
INC· 1,86,594 votes
CPI 25.7%INC 20.5%4 others 53.8%
Votes
2,33,807
25.7% share
Winning margin
48,145
5.3% of votes
Total votes cast
9,10,729
Candidates
6
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KUNHAN PElected | 2,33,807 | 25.7% | |
| 2 | EACHARAN V. IYYANIElected | 1,86,594 | 20.5% | |
| 3 | DAMODARAN K | 1,85,662 | 20.4% | |
| 4 | VASU MENON, P | 1,42,053 | 15.6% | |
| 5 | CHADAYAN MUNIYADAN | IND | 91,922 | 10.1% |
| 6 | MUHAMAD ISMAIL, T | IND | 70,691 | 7.8% |
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 (11th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal5.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.9% · min 0.6% · max 14.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
11th of 20How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.15
fewer partiesmore parties
1st of 20How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
9th of 20How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 25.7%INC 20.5%CPI 20.4%INC 15.6%IND 10.1%IND 7.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,82,388
Density
1072 / km²
Sex ratio
1027 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,063 km²
SC population8.2%
ST population0.5%
Figures are for Ernakulam, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
46%HINDU
Hindu 46.0%Christian 38.0%Muslim 15.7%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water57.3%
Electricity97.4%
Sanitation97.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.1%
Children fully vaccinated82.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.0%
Children underweight (under 5)19.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.7%
Women literate99.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER2.9%
Clean cooking fuel88.4%
Health insurance46.2%
What's nearby?
33 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.