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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 12 · 1977

Tellicherry

Winner — 1977

PATTIYAM GOPALAN
CPM· Left
CPM 56.2%CPI 43.8%
Votes
38,419
56.2% share
Winning margin
8,473
12.4% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
75.5%
of 90,599

A clear win with a 12.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

2 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PATTIYAM GOPALAN
Left
38,41956.2%
2
N. C. MAMMOOTTY
Left
29,94643.8%

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 (16th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
12.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 2.4% · max 31.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
16th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
88th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
93rd of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 56.2%CPI 43.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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