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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 104 · 1965Reserved (SC)

Pandalam

Winner — 1965

P. K. KUNJACHAN
CPM 38.1%INC 28.4%3 others 33.5%
Votes
20,241
38.1% share
Winning margin
5,150
9.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
75.9%
of 70,047

A clear win with a 9.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
P. K. KUNJACHAN
20,24138.1%
2
T. KANDANKALY
15,09128.4%
3
K. V. ACHUTHAN
KC
13,28025.0%
4
G. RAJAPPAN
Left
4,0437.6%
5
K. SANKARAN
IND
5091.0%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

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.

High turnout (18th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.4% · min 0.0% · max 38.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
18th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
98th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
87th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
133 seats · 67 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 38.1%INC 28.4%KC 25.0%CPI 7.6%OTH 1.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,27,789
Density
1504 / km²
Sex ratio
1100 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,415 km²
SC population9.5%
ST population0.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
69%HINDU
Hindu 68.6%Christian 20.4%Muslim 10.6%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.9%
Electricity96.1%
Sanitation92.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.4%
Children fully vaccinated61.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.1%
Children underweight (under 5)20.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.9%
Women literate99.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER3.8%
Clean cooking fuel79.2%
Health insurance60.4%

What's nearby?

11 locations
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