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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 55 · 1970
Irinjalakuda
Winner — 1970
C. S. GANGADHARAN
KSP
KSP 45.0%CPI 31.2%3 others 23.8%
Votes
25,543
45.0% share
Winning margin
7,814
13.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
75.5%
of 75,186
A clear win with a 13.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. S. GANGADHARAN | KSP | 25,543 | 45.0% |
| 2 | C. K. RAJAN | Left | 17,729 | 31.2% |
| 3 | M. P. KOCHIDEVASSY | 12,237 | 21.5% | |
| 4 | P. V. VAREED | IND | 775 | 1.4% |
| 5 | K. V. BELAYUDHAN | IND | 521 | 0.9% |
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 (17th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean13.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.5% · min 2.4% · max 18.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
17th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.96
fewer partiesmore parties
12th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
6th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
133 seats · 67 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.96EFFECTIVE PARTIES
KSP 45.0%CPI 31.2%NCO 21.5%OTH 2.3%
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.