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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 109 · 1965
Punaloor
Winner — 1965
C. M. STEPHEN
INC 31.6%CPI 29.9%2 others 38.5%
Votes
14,599
31.6% share
Winning margin
812
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
79.3%
of 58,195
Punaloor was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 812 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. M. STEPHEN | 14,599 | 31.6% | |
| 2 | K. KRISHNA PILLAI | Left | 13,787 | 29.9% |
| 3 | P. M. SAMUEL | KC | 11,510 | 24.9% |
| 4 | V. BHARATHAN | 6,252 | 13.6% |
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.
Low turnout (132nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.4% · min 0.4% · max 26.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
132nd of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.64
fewer partiesmore parties
53rd of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
115th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
133 seats · 67 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.64EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 31.6%CPI 29.9%KC 24.9%CPM 13.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
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