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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 48 · 1958 by-elections

Devicolam

Winner — 1958 by-elections

R. PUNNOSE
COM
COM 49.4%INC 43.2%2 others 7.4%
Votes
55,819
49.5% share
Winning margin
7,089
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
4

Devicolam was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 7,089 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
R. PUNNOSE
COM
55,8190.0%
2
B. NAIR
48,7300.0%
3
S. SUBRAMANIAM
IND
7,6900.0%
4
DOMENIC
IND
6500.0%

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
0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 1.1% · 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
1 seats · 1 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
DOESN'T APPLY

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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