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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 15 · 1965

Badagara

Winner — 1965

M. KRISHNAN
SSP 68.1%INC 25.7%2 others 6.2%
Votes
35,197
68.1% share
Winning margin
21,935
42.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
79.1%
of 65,336

Badagara is a safe seat — M. KRISHNAN won by 42.5%.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
M. KRISHNAN
35,19768.1%
2
T. KRISHNAN
13,26225.7%
3
M. KUMARAN
Left
2,1114.1%
4
K. NARAYANAN
IND
1,1002.1%

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 (9th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
42.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.0% · min 0.1% · max 48.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
9th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
74th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
100th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
133 seats · 67 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SSP 68.1%INC 25.7%OTH 6.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,23,003
Density
852 / km²
Sex ratio
1136 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,961 km²
SC population3.3%
ST population1.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
60%HINDU
Hindu 59.8%Muslim 29.4%Christian 10.4%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.7%
Electricity94.1%
Sanitation97.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated77.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Children underweight (under 5)17.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Women literate99.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.4%
Clean cooking fuel70.4%
Health insurance47.9%

What's nearby?

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