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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 24 · 1980
Calicut- I
Winner — 1980
N. CHANDRASEKHARA KURUP
CPM· Left
CPM 52.2%INC(I) 47.5%1 others 0.3%
Votes
41,796
52.2% share
Winning margin
3,785
4.7% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
66.0%
of 1,21,417
A closely fought contest. N. CHANDRASEKHARA KURUP won with a 4.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N. CHANDRASEKHARA KURUP | Left | 41,796 | 52.2% |
| 2 | K. T. RAGHAVAN |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 38,011 | 47.5% |
| 3 | T. P. RAMAN | IND | 263 | 0.3% |
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.
High turnout (14th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal4.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.9% · min 2.4% · max 20.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
14th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.34
fewer partiesmore parties
106th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
130th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 52.2%INC(I) 47.5%OTH 0.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,86,293
Density
1316 / km²
Sex ratio
1098 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,345 km²
SC population6.5%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
56%HINDU
Hindu 56.2%Muslim 39.2%Other 4.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.0%
Electricity93.8%
Sanitation97.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.3%
Children underweight (under 5)18.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.8%
Women literate99.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.2%
Clean cooking fuel73.8%
Health insurance61.1%
What's nearby?
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