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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 65 · 1967

Narakal

Winner — 1967

A . S . PURUSHOTHAMAN
CPM· United Front (Kerala, 1967)
CPM 49.4%INC 47.1%1 others 3.5%
Votes
24,616
49.4% share
Winning margin
1,142
2.3% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
84.2%
of 59,217

A closely fought contest. A . S . PURUSHOTHAMAN won with a 2.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
A . S . PURUSHOTHAMAN
Left
24,61649.4%
2
K . C . ABRAHAM
INC
23,47447.1%
3
P . MANVETTAM
1,7583.5%

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 (47th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
2.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.5% · min 0.0% · max 25.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
47th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.70
fewer partiesmore parties
47th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
29th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
133 seats · 67 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.70EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 49.4%INC 47.1%OTH 3.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
31,21,200
Density
1031 / km²
Sex ratio
1108 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,027 km²
SC population10.4%
ST population0.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
58%HINDU
Hindu 58.4%Christian 24.3%Muslim 17.1%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water27.4%
Electricity97.0%
Sanitation97.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinatedNOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.0%
Children underweight (under 5)17.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.4%
Women literate99.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.0%
Clean cooking fuel76.3%
Health insurance48.7%

What's nearby?

1 location
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