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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 123 · 1965

Vamanapuram

Winner — 1965

M.KUNJUKRISHNA PILLAI
INC 45.4%CPM 42.7%2 others 11.9%
Votes
18,017
45.4% share
Winning margin
1,049
2.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
73.7%
of 53,886

A closely fought contest. M.KUNJUKRISHNA PILLAI won with a 2.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
M.KUNJUKRISHNA PILLAI
18,01745.4%
2
VASUDEVAN PILLAI
16,96842.7%
3
G. GOPINATHAN NAIR
IND
2,8567.2%
4
M. ALIKUNJU SASTRY
IND
1,8664.7%

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.

Average turnout (75th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.6% · min 0.7% · max 20.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
75th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
95th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
108th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
133 seats · 67 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.4%CPM 42.7%IND 7.2%OTH 4.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

2 locations
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