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Keralam · PC 7 · 1991
Palghat
Winner — Lok Sabha 1991
V.S. VIJAYARAGHAVAN
INC· INC
INC 48.4%CPM 46.1%4 others 5.5%
Votes
3,34,913
48.4% share
Winning margin
15,768
2.3% of votes
Total votes cast
6,92,292
Candidates
6
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V.S. VIJAYARAGHAVAN | INC | 3,34,913 | 48.4% |
| 2 | A. VIJAYARAGHAVAN | Janata Dal | 3,19,145 | 46.1% |
| 3 | REMA S. MENON (W) | BJP | 31,323 | 4.5% |
| 4 | SIVANARAYANAN | JP | 4,146 | 0.6% |
| 5 | MUNDUR KUMARAN | IND | 1,479 | 0.2% |
| 6 | K. VELUTHIRA | IND | 1,286 | 0.2% |
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
lean2.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.9% · min 0.2% · max 25.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
13th of 20How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.40
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 20How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
15th of 20How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.40EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.4%CPM 46.1%OTH 5.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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 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.