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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 2 · 1980
Kasaragod
Winner — 1980
C. T. AHAMEDALI
MUL
MUL 59.9%KEC 27.5%3 others 12.6%
Votes
30,793
59.9% share
Winning margin
16,680
32.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
63.7%
of 80,655
Kasaragod is a safe seat — C. T. AHAMEDALI won by 32.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. T. AHAMEDALI |  MUL | 30,793 | 59.9% |
| 2 | GORVACIS AREECKAL | 14,113 | 27.5% | |
| 3 | KAYYAR KINHANNA RAI | IND | 5,742 | 11.2% |
| 4 | K. KISHNAN | IND | 398 | 0.8% |
| 5 | A. G. NAIR | IND | 355 | 0.7% |
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.
Average turnout (61st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean32.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.9% · min 0.2% · max 32.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
61st of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.84
fewer partiesmore parties
23rd of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
109th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.84EFFECTIVE PARTIES
MUL 59.9%KEC 27.5%IND 11.2%OTH 1.5%
Who 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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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.