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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 11 · 19602 seats · 1 SC
Varkala
Winner — 1960
SHAMSUDDIN
INC· Liberation Struggle coalition (Kerala, 1960)
Also elected — same seat
BALAKRISHNAN
CPI· 50,114 votes
INC 24.4%CPI 24.4%4 others 51.2%
Votes
50,231
24.9% share
Winning margin
242
0.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
83.6%
of 1,22,961
Varkala was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.1% — fewer than 242 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAMSUDDIN | 50,231 | 24.4% | |
| 2 | BALAKRISHNAN | 50,114 | 24.4% | |
| 3 | KANJGA | 49,989 | 24.3% | |
| 4 | ABDUL MAJEED | 49,862 | 24.3% | |
| 5 | V. NEELA KANTAN | IND | 641 | 0.3% |
| 6 | U. NEELAKANTAN | IND | 475 | 0.2% |
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 (114th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.2% · min 0.1% · max 24.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
114th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.48
fewer partiesmore parties
81st of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
85th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 24.4%CPI 24.4%PSP 24.3%CPI 24.3%OTH 0.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,23,003
Density
852 / km²
Sex ratio
1136 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,961 km²
SC population3.3%
ST population1.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
60%HINDU
Hindu 59.8%Muslim 29.4%Christian 10.4%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.7%
Electricity94.1%
Sanitation97.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated77.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Children underweight (under 5)17.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Women literate99.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.4%
Clean cooking fuel70.4%
Health insurance47.9%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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