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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 62 · 1977
Mala
Winner — 1977
K. KARUNAKARAN
INC· INC
INC 56.4%CPM 41.0%3 others 2.5%
Votes
34,699
56.5% share
Winning margin
9,466
15.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
78.8%
of 77,973
Mala is a safe seat — K. KARUNAKARAN won by 15.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. KARUNAKARAN | INC | 34,699 | 56.5% |
| 2 | PAUL KOKKAT | Left | 25,233 | 41.0% |
| 3 | KESAVAN M. A. | IND | 731 | 1.2% |
| 4 | ADHINARAYANA IYER | IND | 599 | 1.0% |
| 5 | K. V. K. WARRIER | IND | 207 | 0.3% |
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.
Average turnout (99th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal15.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.3% · min 0.4% · max 17.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
99th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.53
fewer partiesmore parties
73rd of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
27th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.53EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 56.5%CPM 41.0%OTH 2.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
31,21,200
Density
1031 / km²
Sex ratio
1108 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,027 km²
SC population10.4%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
58%HINDU
Hindu 58.4%Christian 24.3%Muslim 17.1%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water27.4%
Electricity97.0%
Sanitation97.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated— NOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.0%
Children underweight (under 5)17.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.4%
Women literate99.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.0%
Clean cooking fuel76.3%
Health insurance48.7%
What's nearby?
13 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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