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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 2 · 1979 by-elections
Kasaragod
Winner — 1979 by-elections
B.M.A.RAHIMAN
MLO
MLO 37.1%MUL 35.2%4 others 27.8%
Votes
22,419
37.1% share
Winning margin
1,150
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Kasaragod was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 1,150 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B.M.A.RAHIMAN | MLO | 22,419 | 0.0% |
| 2 | C.T.A.ALI |  MUL | 21,269 | 0.0% |
| 3 | I.R.RAI |  INC(I) | 10,146 | 0.0% |
| 4 | S.B.KHANDIGE | IND | 5,971 | 0.0% |
| 5 | C.J.G.D'SILVA | IND | 489 | 0.0% |
| 6 | M.A.A.MALLATH | IND | 176 | 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 (61st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.9% · min 0.2% · max 32.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
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61st of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.84
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23rd of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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109th 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 moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,07,375
Density
657 / km²
Sex ratio
1080 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,989 km²
SC population4.1%
ST population3.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
56%HINDU
Hindu 55.8%Muslim 37.2%Christian 6.7%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.7%
Electricity88.8%
Sanitation91.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated92.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.3%
Children underweight (under 5)21.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.4%
Women literate95.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.7%
Clean cooking fuel73.5%
Health insurance44.0%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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