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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 140 · 1979 by-elections
Parassala
Winner — 1979 by-elections
M.SAHYANESAN
CPM 38.5%INC(I) 28.4%4 others 33.0%
Votes
27,986
38.5% share
Winning margin
7,329
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Parassala was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 7,329 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M.SAHYANESAN | 27,986 | 0.0% | |
| 2 | M.S.NADAR |  INC(I) | 20,657 | 0.0% |
| 3 | P.C.NADAR | 19,068 | 0.0% | |
| 4 | K.S.NADAR | IND | 3,947 | 0.0% |
| 5 | K.N.S.THAMPI | IND | 780 | 0.0% |
| 6 | N.K.SREEKUMAR | IND | 175 | 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 (76th), 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 9.4% · min 4.1% · max 22.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
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76th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.70
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48th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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74th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
4 seats · 3 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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