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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 49 · 1967Reserved (SC)
Chelakara
Winner — 1967
P.KUNHAN
CPM· United Front (Kerala, 1967)
CPM 50.5%INC 45.6%1 others 3.8%
Votes
21,175
50.5% share
Winning margin
2,052
4.9% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
68.4%
of 61,234
A closely fought contest. P.KUNHAN won with a 4.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P.KUNHAN | Left | 21,175 | 50.5% |
| 2 | K.K.BALAKRISHNAN | INC | 19,123 | 45.6% |
| 3 | E.G.CHATHU | IND | 1,597 | 3.8% |
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.
Average turnout (73rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.6% · min 0.3% · max 41.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
73rd of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
85th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
137th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
133 seats · 67 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 50.5%INC 45.6%OTH 3.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,09,934
Density
627 / km²
Sex ratio
1067 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,482 km²
SC population14.4%
ST population1.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
67%HINDU
Hindu 66.8%Muslim 28.9%Other 4.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water42.8%
Electricity93.5%
Sanitation89.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated51.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.7%
Children underweight (under 5)27.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.6%
Women literate94.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.1%
Clean cooking fuel67.5%
Health insurance53.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Palakkadan Matta RiceGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.