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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 40 · 1970
Ottapalam
Winner — 1970
P. P. KRISHNAN
CPM· CPI(M)
CPM 48.6%INC 43.6%1 others 7.8%
Votes
22,056
48.6% share
Winning margin
2,239
4.9% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
60.0%
of 75,669
A closely fought contest. P. P. KRISHNAN won with a 4.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. P. KRISHNAN | Left | 22,056 | 48.6% |
| 2 | LEELA DAMODARA MENON | INC | 19,817 | 43.6% |
| 3 | K. P. MENON | IND | 3,535 | 7.8% |
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.
High turnout (20th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 28.8% · min 3.2% · max 66.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
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20th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.98
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140th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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34th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
133 seats · 67 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.98EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 48.6%INC 43.6%IND 7.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
41,12,920
Density
1157 / km²
Sex ratio
1098 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,554 km²
SC population7.5%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
70%MUSLIM
Muslim 70.2%Hindu 27.6%Other 2.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water14.9%
Electricity94.3%
Sanitation97.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated80.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.7%
Women literate99.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.3%
Clean cooking fuel59.0%
Health insurance42.8%
What's nearby?
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