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Kasaragod

Winner — Lok Sabha 1980

M. RAMANNA RAI
CPM· Left
CPM 56.9%JNP 41.1%3 others 2.0%
Votes
2,63,673
57.0% share
Winning margin
73,587
15.9% of votes
Total votes cast
4,63,026
Candidates
5
Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
M. RAMANNA RAI
Left
2,63,67357.0%
2
O. RAJAGOPAL
Janata / Lok Dal
1,90,08641.0%
3
PATTATHIL RAGHAVAN
IND
4,3600.9%
4
M.A. ABDULLA MALLATH
IND
2,4920.5%
5
K.V. BALAKRISHNAN
IND
2,4150.5%

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.

High turnout (3rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
15.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.6% · min 0.2% · max 35.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
3rd of 20

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.81
fewer partiesmore parties
10th of 20

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
16th of 20

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.81EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 57.0%JNP 41.0%OTH 2.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,07,375
Density
657 / km²
Sex ratio
1080 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,989 km²
SC population4.1%
ST population3.7%

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

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
56%HINDU
Hindu 55.8%Muslim 37.2%Christian 6.7%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.7%
Electricity88.8%
Sanitation91.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated92.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.3%
Children underweight (under 5)21.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.4%
Women literate95.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.7%
Clean cooking fuel73.5%
Health insurance44.0%

What's nearby?

9 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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