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Keralam · PC 7 · 1967

Palghat

Winner — Lok Sabha 1967

E. K. NAYANAR
CPM· Left
CPM 59.1%INC 34.0%1 others 6.9%
Votes
1,58,230
59.1% share
Winning margin
67,358
25.2% of votes
Total votes cast
2,67,538
Candidates
3
Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
E. K. NAYANAR
Left
1,58,23059.1%
2
C. S. DEVAN
INC
90,87234.0%
3
P. T. KOCHUVARKEY
IND
18,4366.9%

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 (13th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
25.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.9% · min 0.2% · max 25.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
13th of 20

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.40
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 20

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
15th of 20

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.40EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 59.1%INC 34.0%IND 6.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
41,12,920
Density
1157 / km²
Sex ratio
1098 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,554 km²
SC population7.5%
ST population0.6%

Figures are for Malappuram, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
70%MUSLIM
Muslim 70.2%Hindu 27.6%Other 2.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water14.9%
Electricity94.3%
Sanitation97.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated80.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.7%
Women literate99.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.3%
Clean cooking fuel59.0%
Health insurance42.8%

What's nearby?

2 locations
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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.

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