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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 3 · 1965
Hosdrug
Winner — 1965
N.K. BALAKRISHNAN
SSP 59.2%INC 33.1%2 others 7.7%
Votes
30,558
59.1% share
Winning margin
13,442
26.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
74.6%
of 69,272
Hosdrug is a safe seat — N.K. BALAKRISHNAN won by 26.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N.K. BALAKRISHNAN | 30,558 | 59.1% | |
| 2 | M.KUNHIKANNAN NAMBIAR | 17,116 | 33.1% | |
| 3 | M. UMANATH RAO | IND | 2,480 | 4.8% |
| 4 | K. MADHAVAN | Left | 1,507 | 2.9% |
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 (81st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean26.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.9% · min 0.9% · max 26.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
81st of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.63
fewer partiesmore parties
54th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
132nd of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
133 seats · 67 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.63EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SSP 59.1%INC 33.1%OTH 7.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,07,375
Density
657 / km²
Sex ratio
1080 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,989 km²
SC population4.1%
ST population3.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
56%HINDU
Hindu 55.8%Muslim 37.2%Christian 6.7%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.7%
Electricity88.8%
Sanitation91.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated92.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.3%
Children underweight (under 5)21.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.4%
Women literate95.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.7%
Clean cooking fuel73.5%
Health insurance44.0%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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