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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 105 · 1980

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Winner — 1980

P. C. THOMAS
JNP· Janata
JNP 50.5%KCP 48.5%2 others 1.0%
Votes
29,485
50.5% share
Winning margin
1,200
2.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
73.5%
of 79,406

A closely fought contest. P. C. THOMAS won with a 2.1% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
P. C. THOMAS
JNP
Janata
29,48550.5%
2
VARGHESE KARIPPAVIL
KCP
28,28548.5%
3
MANCHARAN KRISHNAN
IND
4940.8%
4
T. D. SAMUEL
IND
960.2%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (28th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.2% · min 0.1% · max 22.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
28th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
94th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
36th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 50.5%KCP 48.5%OTH 1.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,27,789
Density
1504 / km²
Sex ratio
1100 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,415 km²
SC population9.5%
ST population0.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
69%HINDU
Hindu 68.6%Christian 20.4%Muslim 10.6%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.9%
Electricity96.1%
Sanitation92.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.4%
Children fully vaccinated61.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.1%
Children underweight (under 5)20.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.9%
Women literate99.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER3.8%
Clean cooking fuel79.2%
Health insurance60.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coir products

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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