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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 110 · 1982Reserved (SC)

Pandalam

Winner — 1982

V. KESAVAN
CPM· Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
CPM 50.1%IND 47.5%4 others 2.4%
Votes
38,465
50.1% share
Winning margin
1,964
2.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
77.8%
of 98,689

A closely fought contest. V. KESAVAN won with a 2.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
V. KESAVAN
Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
38,46550.1%
2
THANNEERMUKKAM PADMANABHAN
IND
36,50147.5%
3
CHENNITHALA JANARDANAN
1,1441.5%
4
T. J. KUNJUKUNJU
IND
4130.5%
5
K. MADHAVAN
IND
1750.2%
6
K. K. RAGHAVAN
IND
1140.1%

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.

Low turnout (135th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.1% · min 0.1% · max 31.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
135th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.88
fewer partiesmore parties
20th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
97th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 50.1%IND 47.5%OTH 2.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,27,789
Density
1504 / km²
Sex ratio
1100 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,415 km²
SC population9.5%
ST population0.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
69%HINDU
Hindu 68.6%Christian 20.4%Muslim 10.6%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.9%
Electricity96.1%
Sanitation92.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.4%
Children fully vaccinated61.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.1%
Children underweight (under 5)20.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.9%
Women literate99.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER3.8%
Clean cooking fuel79.2%
Health insurance60.4%

What's nearby?

5 locations
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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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