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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 52 · 1957
Puliyannur
Winner — 1957
K. M. JOSEPH CHAZHICATT
PSP· Praja Socialist Party
PSP 49.5%INC 47.7%1 others 2.8%
Votes
18,605
49.5% share
Winning margin
690
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
75.3%
of 49,896
Puliyannur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 690 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. M. JOSEPH CHAZHICATT | 18,605 | 49.5% | |
| 2 | CHANDY | 17,915 | 47.7% | |
| 3 | V. G. NAIR | IND | 1,056 | 2.8% |
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.
Average turnout (44th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 0.3% · max 41.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
44th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.94
fewer partiesmore parties
14th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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42nd of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.94EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 49.5%INC 47.7%OTH 2.8%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Palakkadan Matta RiceGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.