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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 135 · 1978 by-elections
Trivandrum West
Winner — 1978 by-elections
K.ANIRUDHAN
CPM 35.3%IND 32.6%7 others 32.1%
Votes
23,891
35.3% share
Winning margin
1,785
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
9
Trivandrum West was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 1,785 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.ANIRUDHAN | 23,891 | 0.0% | |
| 2 | P.K.PILLAI | IND | 22,106 | 0.0% |
| 3 | K.S.PILLAI | 20,645 | 0.0% | |
| 4 | J.SATYARAJ | IND | 419 | 0.0% |
| 5 | P.D.KUMAR | IND | 324 | 0.0% |
| 6 | N.SUSEELAN | IND | 127 | 0.0% |
| 7 | Y.ALPHONSE | IND | 80 | 0.0% |
| 8 | G.ELIAS | IND | 76 | 0.0% |
| 9 | M.S.ABDEEN | IND | 48 | 0.0% |
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 (33rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.8% · min 2.7% · max 18.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
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33rd of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.86
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22nd of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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106th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
1 seats · 1 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
— DOESN'T APPLYWho ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
33,01,427
Density
1508 / km²
Sex ratio
1087 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,189 km²
SC population11.3%
ST population0.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%HINDU
Hindu 66.5%Christian 19.1%Muslim 13.7%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.2%
Electricity94.6%
Sanitation94.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated72.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.5%
Children underweight (under 5)15.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.0%
Women literate98.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.2%
Clean cooking fuel72.2%
Health insurance48.7%
What's nearby?
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