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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 9 · 1965

Taliparamba

Winner — 1965

K.P. RAGHAVA PODUVAL
CPM 52.9%INC 40.7%2 others 6.4%
Votes
29,430
52.9% share
Winning margin
6,792
12.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
76.0%
of 73,128

A clear win with a 12.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
K.P. RAGHAVA PODUVAL
29,43052.9%
2
N.C. VARGHESE
22,63840.7%
3
A.K. PODUVAL
Left
2,0133.6%
4
V. RAMACHANDRAN NAYANAR
IND
1,5342.8%

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 (122nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
12.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 1.3% · max 36.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
122nd of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
131st of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
77th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
133 seats · 67 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 52.9%INC 40.7%OTH 6.4%

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?

2 locations
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