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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 14 · 1970Reserved (ST)

North Wynad

Winner — 1970

M. V. RAJAN
INC· Mini Front
INC 54.2%IND 32.8%3 others 13.0%
Votes
26,301
54.2% share
Winning margin
10,413
21.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
63.6%
of 76,257

North Wynad is a safe seat — M. V. RAJAN won by 21.5%.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
M. V. RAJAN
INC
26,30154.2%
2
M. KARIYAN
IND
15,88832.8%
3
PUTHUSSERY VIJAYAN
3,2866.8%
4
A. CHAPPAN
IND
1,8003.7%
5
K. V. KOLU
IND
1,2292.5%

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 (71st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
21.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 0.8% · max 32.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
71st of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.63
fewer partiesmore parties
55th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
128th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
133 seats · 67 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.63EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 54.2%IND 32.8%KEC 6.8%OTH 6.2%

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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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