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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 84 · 1970
Kottayam
Winner — 1970
M. THOMAS
CPM· CPI(M)
CPM 49.8%NCO 27.0%3 others 23.2%
Votes
26,147
49.8% share
Winning margin
11,957
22.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
75.7%
of 69,324
Kottayam is a safe seat — M. THOMAS won by 22.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. THOMAS | Left | 26,147 | 49.8% |
| 2 | K. GEORGE THOMAS | 14,190 | 27.0% | |
| 3 | T. K. GOPALAKRISHNA PANICKER | INC | 11,422 | 21.8% |
| 4 | T. K. KOCHOLA KUMAR | IND | 512 | 1.0% |
| 5 | SUBHADRAMMA SUKUMARAN | IND | 223 | 0.4% |
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 (3rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean22.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.7% · min 1.7% · max 23.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
3rd of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.89
fewer partiesmore parties
19th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
56th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
133 seats · 67 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.89EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 49.8%NCO 27.0%INC 21.8%OTH 1.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,82,388
Density
1072 / km²
Sex ratio
1027 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,063 km²
SC population8.2%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
46%HINDU
Hindu 46.0%Christian 38.0%Muslim 15.7%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water57.3%
Electricity97.4%
Sanitation97.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.1%
Children fully vaccinated82.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.0%
Children underweight (under 5)19.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.7%
Women literate99.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER2.9%
Clean cooking fuel88.4%
Health insurance46.2%
What's nearby?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.