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Winner — 1983
JEEVARAJ ALVA
JNP· Janata
JNP 60.9%INC 33.2%7 others 5.9%
Votes
35,622
60.9% share
Winning margin
16,215
27.7% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
59.5%
of 98,212
Jayamahal is a safe seat — JEEVARAJ ALVA won by 27.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JEEVARAJ ALVA | Janata | 35,622 | 60.9% |
| 2 | S. HAMEED SHAH | Congress (I) | 19,407 | 33.2% |
| 3 | PANDIYAN M. | IND | 1,463 | 2.5% |
| 4 | M. RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD | BJP | 977 | 1.7% |
| 5 | RAHMAN SHARIFF | IND | 394 | 0.7% |
| 6 | A. R. ARJUN | IND | 193 | 0.3% |
| 7 | JANAKI RAM J. L. | IND | 177 | 0.3% |
| 8 | MOHAMMAD SHAFFI | IND | 169 | 0.3% |
| 9 | N. ANDUL KAREEM | IND | 67 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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 (68th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean27.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.0% · min 2.2% · max 27.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
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68th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.52
fewer partiesmore parties
10th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
66th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 60.9%INC 33.2%OTH 5.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,97,668
Density
331 / km²
Sex ratio
950 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,823 km²
SC population13.8%
ST population8.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.2%Muslim 18.6%Other 1.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water75.1%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation37.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.2%
Children fully vaccinated95.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.9%
Children underweight (under 5)35.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.8%
Women literate71.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.5%
Clean cooking fuel60.7%
Health insurance28.8%
What's nearby?
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