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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 57 · 1980

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Winner — 1980

K. P. PRABHAKARAN
CPI· Left
CPI 54.5%IND 44.3%3 others 1.2%
Votes
35,973
54.5% share
Winning margin
6,720
10.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
74.9%
of 88,139

A clear win with a 10.2% margin.

Seat history
⚖ Compare 1977 vs 1980

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
K. P. PRABHAKARAN
CPI
Left
35,97354.5%
2
THERAMBIL RAMAKRISHNAN
IND
29,25344.3%
3
PERUBIDI GOPALAKRISHNAN
IND
3940.6%
4
O. K. AYYAPPAN
IND
2610.4%
5
SUKUMARAN POTTEKAT
IND
1350.2%

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

Average turnout (67th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.0% · min 2.1% · max 22.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
67th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.70
fewer partiesmore parties
46th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
19th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.70EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 54.5%IND 44.3%OTH 1.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,09,934
Density
627 / km²
Sex ratio
1067 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,482 km²
SC population14.4%
ST population1.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
67%HINDU
Hindu 66.8%Muslim 28.9%Other 4.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water42.8%
Electricity93.5%
Sanitation89.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated51.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.7%
Children underweight (under 5)27.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.6%
Women literate94.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.1%
Clean cooking fuel67.5%
Health insurance53.8%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Palakkadan Matta RiceGI

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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