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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 121 · 1980
Karunagapally
Winner — 1980
B. M. SHERIFF
CPI· Left
CPI 50.7%IND 47.9%2 others 1.3%
Votes
35,831
50.7% share
Winning margin
1,989
2.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
78.5%
of 90,015
A closely fought contest. B. M. SHERIFF won with a 2.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B. M. SHERIFF | Left | 35,831 | 50.7% |
| 2 | T. V. VIJAYARAJAN | IND | 33,842 | 47.9% |
| 3 | T. A. ABDUL KHAYYOOM KHADIAR | IND | 573 | 0.8% |
| 4 | ISMAIL KUNJU | IND | 374 | 0.5% |
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.
Low turnout (136th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 0.8% · max 25.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
136th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.55
fewer partiesmore parties
71st of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
9th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 50.7%IND 47.9%OTH 1.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,35,375
Density
1061 / km²
Sex ratio
1113 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,483 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population0.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
64%HINDU
Hindu 64.4%Muslim 19.3%Christian 16.0%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water27.1%
Electricity95.1%
Sanitation94.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated85.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.5%
Children underweight (under 5)17.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.0%
Women literate98.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.8%
Clean cooking fuel80.1%
Health insurance56.0%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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