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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 48 · 19572 seats · 1 SC

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Winner — 1957

ROSAMMA PUNNOSE
CPI· Left
Also elected — same seat
GANAPATHY N.
INC· 31,887 votes
CPI 21.6%INC 20.3%7 others 58.1%
Votes
33,809
21.6% share
Winning margin
7,233
4.6% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
55.3%
of 1,41,815

A closely fought contest. ROSAMMA PUNNOSE won with a 4.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ROSAMMA PUNNOSE
33,80921.6%
2
GANAPATHY N.
31,88720.3%
3
KARUPPAYYA I.
IND
26,57616.9%
4
RAMAYYA S.
24,12315.4%
5
SARMA S.
IND
11,7997.5%
6
THANKAYYA
IND
8,7595.6%
7
PACHU PILLAI K.
7,0984.5%
8
RAJARAM S. A.
6,5304.2%
9
BHASKARAN VELU
IND
6,2044.0%

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 (129th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
4.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 0.8% · max 30.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
129th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.35
fewer partiesmore parties
104th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
96th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
114 seats · 58 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 21.6%INC 20.3%IND 16.9%INC 15.4%IND 7.5%IND 5.6%OTH 12.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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%

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?

1 location
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