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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 12 · 1979 by-elections
Tellicherry
Winner — 1979 by-elections
M.V.RAJAGOPALAN
CPM 60.5%CPI 32.4%1 others 7.2%
Votes
44,457
60.5% share
Winning margin
20,658
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
3
Tellicherry was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 20,658 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M.V.RAJAGOPALAN | 44,457 | 0.0% | |
| 2 | K.SREEDHARAN | 23,799 | 0.0% | |
| 3 | A.P.SHANMUGADAS | IND | 5,276 | 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.
High turnout (16th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 2.4% · max 31.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
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16th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.44
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88th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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93rd of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
4 seats · 3 majority
How did the vote split?
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— DOESN'T APPLYWho ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,23,003
Density
852 / km²
Sex ratio
1136 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,961 km²
SC population3.3%
ST population1.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
60%HINDU
Hindu 59.8%Muslim 29.4%Christian 10.4%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.7%
Electricity94.1%
Sanitation97.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated77.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Children underweight (under 5)17.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Women literate99.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.4%
Clean cooking fuel70.4%
Health insurance47.9%
What's nearby?
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