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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 9 · 1970
Taliparamba
Winner — 1970
C. P. GOVINDAN NAMBIAR
INC· Mini Front
INC 44.0%CPM 42.7%3 others 13.4%
Votes
31,435
44.0% share
Winning margin
909
1.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
75.4%
of 94,865
Taliparamba was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.3% — fewer than 909 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. P. GOVINDAN NAMBIAR | INC | 31,435 | 44.0% |
| 2 | K. P. RAGHAVA PODVVAL | Left | 30,526 | 42.7% |
| 3 | ZACHARIA CHERUNILAM | 4,850 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | PATTATHIL RAGHAVAN | IND | 4,146 | 5.8% |
| 5 | KUTTAPPAN RAMAN | IND | 559 | 0.8% |
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.
Low turnout (122nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 1.3% · max 36.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
122nd of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
131st of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
77th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
133 seats · 67 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 44.0%CPM 42.7%KEC 6.8%IND 5.8%OTH 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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