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Keralam · PC 8 · 1980Reserved (SC)
Ottapalam
Winner — Lok Sabha 1980
A.K. BALAN
CPM· Left
CPM 52.6%INC(I) 46.5%1 others 0.9%
Votes
2,03,256
52.6% share
Winning margin
23,408
6.1% of votes
Total votes cast
3,86,568
Candidates
3
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A.K. BALAN | Left | 2,03,256 | 52.6% |
| 2 | V. EACHARAN |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 1,79,848 | 46.5% |
| 3 | K. SANKARAN | IND | 3,464 | 0.9% |
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 (7th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal6.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 5.0% · min 0.2% · max 11.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
7th of 20How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.98
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 20How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
8th of 20How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.98EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 52.6%INC(I) 46.5%OTH 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,09,934
Density
627 / km²
Sex ratio
1067 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,482 km²
SC population14.4%
ST population1.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
67%HINDU
Hindu 66.8%Muslim 28.9%Other 4.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water42.8%
Electricity93.5%
Sanitation89.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated51.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.7%
Children underweight (under 5)27.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.6%
Women literate94.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.1%
Clean cooking fuel67.5%
Health insurance53.8%
What's nearby?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.