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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 39 · 1980
Ponnani
Winner — 1980
K. SREEDHARAN
CPM· Left
CPM 50.8%INC(I) 47.8%1 others 1.4%
Votes
38,791
50.8% share
Winning margin
2,316
3.0% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
73.3%
of 1,04,159
A closely fought contest. K. SREEDHARAN won with a 3.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. SREEDHARAN | Left | 38,791 | 50.8% |
| 2 | P. T. KOHANAKRISHNAN |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 36,475 | 47.8% |
| 3 | T. P. VASU | IND | 1,059 | 1.4% |
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 (41st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.4% · min 0.1% · max 32.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
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41st of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
135th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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33rd of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 50.8%INC(I) 47.8%OTH 1.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
41,12,920
Density
1157 / km²
Sex ratio
1098 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,554 km²
SC population7.5%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
70%MUSLIM
Muslim 70.2%Hindu 27.6%Other 2.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water14.9%
Electricity94.3%
Sanitation97.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated80.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.7%
Women literate99.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.3%
Clean cooking fuel59.0%
Health insurance42.8%
What's nearby?
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