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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 24 · 1977

Calicut- I

Winner — 1977

N. CHANDRASEKHARA KURUP
CPM· Left
CPM 51.2%INC 48.8%
Votes
37,249
51.2% share
Winning margin
1,773
2.4% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
76.3%
of 95,325

A closely fought contest. N. CHANDRASEKHARA KURUP won with a 2.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

2 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
N. CHANDRASEKHARA KURUP
Left
37,24951.2%
2
P. V. SANKARANARAYANAN
INC
35,47648.8%

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 (14th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
2.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.9% · min 2.4% · max 20.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
14th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.34
fewer partiesmore parties
106th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
130th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 51.2%INC 48.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,86,293
Density
1316 / km²
Sex ratio
1098 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,345 km²
SC population6.5%
ST population0.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
56%HINDU
Hindu 56.2%Muslim 39.2%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.0%
Electricity93.8%
Sanitation97.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.3%
Children underweight (under 5)18.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.8%
Women literate99.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.2%
Clean cooking fuel73.8%
Health insurance61.1%

What's nearby?

1 location
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