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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 106 · 1957
Tellicherry
Winner — 1957
KRISHNA IYER V. R.
IND
IND 64.2%INC 35.8%
Votes
27,318
64.2% share
Winning margin
12,084
28.4% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
60.3%
of 70,552
Tellicherry is a safe seat — KRISHNA IYER V. R. won by 28.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KRISHNA IYER V. R. | IND | 27,318 | 64.2% |
| 2 | KUNHIRAMAN P. | 15,234 | 35.8% |
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.
Low turnout (133rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean28.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.4% · min 0.0% · max 30.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
133rd of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
52nd of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
46th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 64.2%INC 35.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,27,789
Density
1504 / km²
Sex ratio
1100 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,415 km²
SC population9.5%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
69%HINDU
Hindu 68.6%Christian 20.4%Muslim 10.6%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.9%
Electricity96.1%
Sanitation92.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.4%
Children fully vaccinated61.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.1%
Children underweight (under 5)20.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.9%
Women literate99.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER3.8%
Clean cooking fuel79.2%
Health insurance60.4%
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.



