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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 72 · 1980
Ernakulam
Winner — 1980
A. L. JACOB
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 49.9%CPM 49.1%1 others 1.1%
Votes
36,668
49.9% share
Winning margin
577
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
69.7%
of 1,05,573
Ernakulam was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 577 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. L. JACOB |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 36,668 | 49.9% |
| 2 | K. N. RAVINDRANATH | Left | 36,091 | 49.1% |
| 3 | PAYYAPPILLY FELIX OUSO | IND | 785 | 1.1% |
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 (108th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.8% · min 0.7% · max 17.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
108th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.49
fewer partiesmore parties
80th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
41st of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 49.9%CPM 49.1%OTH 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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 vaccinated— NOT 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?
9 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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