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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 16 · 1960
Krishnapuram
Winner — 1960
P. K. KUNJU
PSP· Liberation Struggle coalition (Kerala, 1960)
PSP 50.2%CPI 49.0%0 others 0.8%
Votes
28,247
50.6% share
Winning margin
664
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
90.1%
of 62,471
Krishnapuram was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 664 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total
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 (56th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.7% · min 1.2% · max 33.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
56th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.24
fewer partiesmore parties
117th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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136th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 50.2%CPI 49.0%
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?
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