Back to Keralam 1965 map
Keralam · Assembly Constituency 119 · 1965
Chanthanoor
Winner — 1965
THANKANPPAN PILLAI
IND
IND 34.8%CPI 33.3%3 others 31.9%
Votes
17,462
34.8% share
Winning margin
768
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
79.6%
of 63,010
Chanthanoor was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 768 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THANKANPPAN PILLAI | IND | 17,462 | 34.8% |
| 2 | P. RAVINDRAN | Left | 16,694 | 33.3% |
| 3 | C. V. PADMARAJAN | 8,805 | 17.6% | |
| 4 | A. HARIDASAN | 4,627 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | K. M. MUHOMMED BASHIR | IND | 2,596 | 5.2% |
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 (116th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 0.7% · max 28.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
116th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.61
fewer partiesmore parties
62nd of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
112th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
133 seats · 67 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 34.8%CPI 33.3%INC 17.6%CPM 9.2%IND 5.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,35,375
Density
1061 / km²
Sex ratio
1113 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,483 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population0.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
64%HINDU
Hindu 64.4%Muslim 19.3%Christian 16.0%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water27.1%
Electricity95.1%
Sanitation94.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated85.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.5%
Children underweight (under 5)17.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.0%
Women literate98.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.8%
Clean cooking fuel80.1%
Health insurance56.0%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cashew Nut Products
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.