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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 90 · 1980
Kottayam
Winner — 1980
K. M. ABRAHAM
CPM· Left
CPM 56.1%JNP 38.2%6 others 5.7%
Votes
37,588
56.1% share
Winning margin
11,964
17.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
67.9%
of 98,718
Kottayam is a safe seat — K. M. ABRAHAM won by 17.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. M. ABRAHAM | Left | 37,588 | 56.1% |
| 2 | P. B. R. PILLAI | Janata | 25,624 | 38.2% |
| 3 | P. M. KURIAKOSE | IND | 1,544 | 2.3% |
| 4 | UTHUP UTHUP | IND | 795 | 1.2% |
| 5 | ALEXANDER SKARIA | IND | 755 | 1.1% |
| 6 | THOPPIL DAVID | IND | 329 | 0.5% |
| 7 | MAULANA BASHEER |  ADKAIADMK | 224 | 0.3% |
| 8 | V. D. JOHN | IND | 166 | 0.3% |
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 (106th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean17.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 0.2% · max 46.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
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106th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.37
fewer partiesmore parties
103rd of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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52nd of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 56.1%JNP 38.2%OTH 5.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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