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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 69 · 1977
Vadakkekara
Winner — 1977
T. K. ABDU
CPM· Left
CPM 47.4%CPI 46.0%4 others 6.6%
Votes
30,498
47.5% share
Winning margin
957
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
82.8%
of 77,590
Vadakkekara was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 957 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T. K. ABDU | Left | 30,498 | 47.5% |
| 2 | K. C. MATHEW | Left | 29,541 | 46.0% |
| 3 | A. K. ALI AKBAR | IND | 1,878 | 2.9% |
| 4 | K. A. KASIM IDRAS | IND | 1,635 | 2.5% |
| 5 | VALATHU SALIM | IND | 368 | 0.6% |
| 6 | K. K. RAMAN | IND | 354 | 0.6% |
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 (98th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.7% · min 0.3% · max 24.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
98th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.63
fewer partiesmore parties
56th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
91st of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.63EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 47.5%CPI 46.0%OTH 6.6%
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?
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