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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 26 · 1970

Beypore

Winner — 1970

K. CHATHUNNI MASTER
CPM· CPI(M)
CPM 44.7%MUL 41.3%2 others 14.1%
Votes
30,260
44.7% share
Winning margin
2,315
3.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
77.7%
of 87,155

A closely fought contest. K. CHATHUNNI MASTER won with a 3.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
K. CHATHUNNI MASTER
Left
30,26044.7%
2
P. K. UMMAR KHAN
MUL
27,94541.3%
3
K. C. SANKARAN
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
7,15410.6%
4
N. V. KUNHAN NAIR
IND
2,3733.5%

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.

High turnout (8th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 3.2% · max 35.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
8th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.79
fewer partiesmore parties
33rd of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
111th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
133 seats · 67 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.79EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 44.7%MUL 41.3%BJS 10.6%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
30,86,293
Density
1316 / km²
Sex ratio
1098 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,345 km²
SC population6.5%
ST population0.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
56%HINDU
Hindu 56.2%Muslim 39.2%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.0%
Electricity93.8%
Sanitation97.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.3%
Children underweight (under 5)18.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.8%
Women literate99.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.2%
Clean cooking fuel73.8%
Health insurance61.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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