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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 72 · 1960
Guruvayur
Winner — 1960
K. G. KARUNAKARA
INC· Liberation Struggle coalition (Kerala, 1960)
INC 48.8%CPI 46.9%1 others 4.3%
Votes
26,083
49.3% share
Winning margin
1,008
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
88.8%
of 60,173
Guruvayur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 1,008 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. G. KARUNAKARA | 26,083 | 48.8% | |
| 2 | K. DAMODARAN | 25,075 | 46.9% | |
| 3 | BHARATHAN | 1,786 | 3.3% |
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.
Average turnout (108th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.8% · min 0.7% · max 17.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
108th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.49
fewer partiesmore parties
80th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
41st of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.8%CPI 46.9%OTH 3.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
31,21,200
Density
1031 / km²
Sex ratio
1108 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,027 km²
SC population10.4%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
58%HINDU
Hindu 58.4%Christian 24.3%Muslim 17.1%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water27.4%
Electricity97.0%
Sanitation97.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated— NOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.0%
Children underweight (under 5)17.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.4%
Women literate99.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.0%
Clean cooking fuel76.3%
Health insurance48.7%
What's nearby?
9 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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