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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 38 · 1965
Otapalam
Winner — 1965
P.P. KRISHNAN
CPM 52.3%CON 31.6%2 others 16.1%
Votes
20,802
52.3% share
Winning margin
8,242
20.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
63.6%
of 62,561
Otapalam is a safe seat — P.P. KRISHNAN won by 20.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P.P. KRISHNAN | 20,802 | 52.3% | |
| 2 | K. SANKARANARAYANANA | CON | 12,560 | 31.6% |
| 3 | K. KUMRARAN | KC | 4,188 | 10.5% |
| 4 | M.P. KUNJU | Left | 2,219 | 5.6% |
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.
Average turnout (46th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean20.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.4% · min 0.0% · max 23.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
46th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
134th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
120th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
133 seats · 67 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 52.3%CON 31.6%KC 10.5%CPI 5.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
41,12,920
Density
1157 / km²
Sex ratio
1098 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,554 km²
SC population7.5%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
70%MUSLIM
Muslim 70.2%Hindu 27.6%Other 2.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water14.9%
Electricity94.3%
Sanitation97.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated80.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.7%
Women literate99.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.3%
Clean cooking fuel59.0%
Health insurance42.8%
What's nearby?
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