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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 68 · 1980

Ankamali

Winner — 1980

A. P. KURRIAN
CPM· Left
CPM 49.9%JNP 47.7%2 others 2.5%
Votes
40,565
49.9% share
Winning margin
1,806
2.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
83.2%
of 97,744

A closely fought contest. A. P. KURRIAN won with a 2.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
A. P. KURRIAN
Left
40,56549.9%
2
P. J. JOY
Janata
38,75947.7%
3
MARY JAMES
IND
1,2051.5%
4
DEVASSYKUTTY KURIAN
IND
7881.0%

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 (105th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
2.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.1% · min 0.2% · max 18.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
105th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.02
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
7th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.02EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 49.9%JNP 47.7%OTH 2.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
31,21,200
Density
1031 / km²
Sex ratio
1108 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,027 km²
SC population10.4%
ST population0.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
58%HINDU
Hindu 58.4%Christian 24.3%Muslim 17.1%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water27.4%
Electricity97.0%
Sanitation97.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinatedNOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.0%
Children underweight (under 5)17.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.4%
Women literate99.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.0%
Clean cooking fuel76.3%
Health insurance48.7%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coconut Products
Siva temple, Peruvanam

Siva temple, Peruvanam

🏛️MonumentASI

Siva temple, Peruvanam

Sri Rama temple

Sri Rama temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Sri Rama temple

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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