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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 74 · 1977
Palluruthy
Winner — 1977
EAPEN VARGHESE
KEC 47.9%CPM 45.2%4 others 6.9%
Votes
32,479
47.9% share
Winning margin
1,841
2.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
78.7%
of 86,160
A closely fought contest. EAPEN VARGHESE won with a 2.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EAPEN VARGHESE | 32,479 | 47.9% | |
| 2 | M. M. LAWRENCE | Left | 30,638 | 45.2% |
| 3 | K. A. DHARMAJAN | IND | 2,503 | 3.7% |
| 4 | VAKACHAN ERESSERIL | IND | 1,487 | 2.2% |
| 5 | V. D. ACHAPPAN | IND | 403 | 0.6% |
| 6 | B. WELLINGTON | IND | 290 | 0.4% |
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 (31st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal2.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 5.6% · min 0.0% · max 19.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
31st of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.61
fewer partiesmore parties
60th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
65th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
KEC 47.9%CPM 45.2%OTH 6.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,82,388
Density
1072 / km²
Sex ratio
1027 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,063 km²
SC population8.2%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
46%HINDU
Hindu 46.0%Christian 38.0%Muslim 15.7%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water57.3%
Electricity97.4%
Sanitation97.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.1%
Children fully vaccinated82.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.0%
Children underweight (under 5)19.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.7%
Women literate99.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER2.9%
Clean cooking fuel88.4%
Health insurance46.2%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.