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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 89 · 1980

Changanacherry

Winner — 1980

C. P. THOMAS
KEC 51.8%KEC(J) 48.2%
Votes
37,041
51.8% share
Winning margin
2,633
3.7% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
77.5%
of 92,211

A closely fought contest. C. P. THOMAS won with a 3.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

2 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
C. P. THOMAS
37,04151.8%
2
K. J. CHACKO
KEC(J)
34,40848.2%

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 (55th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 0.9% · max 31.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
55th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.33
fewer partiesmore parties
107th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
70th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
KEC 51.8%KEC(J) 48.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,08,974
Density
255 / km²
Sex ratio
1006 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,356 km²
SC population13.1%
ST population5.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
49%HINDU
Hindu 48.9%Christian 43.4%Muslim 7.4%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water30.2%
Electricity88.4%
Sanitation89.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated89.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.3%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.0%
Women literate94.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.1%
Clean cooking fuel54.3%
Health insurance58.1%

What's nearby?

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