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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 48 · 19602 seats · 1 SC
Devicolam
Winner — 1960
MURUGESAN THIRUVENGADAN
INC· Liberation Struggle coalition (Kerala, 1960)
Also elected — same seat
SUNDARAM MURUKANDY
CPI· 72,801 votes
INC 24.5%CPI 23.7%6 others 51.8%
Votes
75,141
25.1% share
Winning margin
3,205
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
82.3%
of 1,86,387
Devicolam was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 3,205 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MURUGESAN THIRUVENGADAN | 75,141 | 24.5% | |
| 2 | SUNDARAM MURUKANDY | 72,801 | 23.7% | |
| 3 | ROSAMMA PUNNOSE | 71,936 | 23.4% | |
| 4 | SUBBIAH ADICHA PILLAI | 71,361 | 23.2% | |
| 5 | DEVASSYKUTTY ANTONY | IND | 4,198 | 1.4% |
| 6 | VELAYUDHAN SUDALAIMUTHU | IND | 1,642 | 0.5% |
| 7 | SANKARA KARNAVAR | IND | 1,023 | 0.3% |
| 8 | GANAPATHY | IND | 813 | 0.3% |
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
safe1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 1.1% · max 30.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
129th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.35
fewer partiesmore parties
104th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
96th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 24.5%CPI 23.7%CPI 23.4%PSP 23.2%OTH 2.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
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