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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 115 · 1982
Punaloor
Winner — 1982
SAM OOMMEN
KEC(J)· United Democratic Front (Kerala)
KEC(J) 50.2%CPI 48.2%5 others 1.6%
Votes
36,091
50.2% share
Winning margin
1,407
2.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
72.6%
of 99,136
Punaloor was decided by a razor-thin margin of 2.0% — fewer than 1,407 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAM OOMMEN | KEC(J) | 36,091 | 50.2% |
| 2 | P. K. SREENIVASAN | Left Democratic Front (Kerala) | 34,684 | 48.2% |
| 3 | K. V. VASUDEVAN PILLAI | 357 | 0.5% | |
| 4 | K. P. GOPALAN | IND | 261 | 0.4% |
| 5 | RAJAN PILLAI KESAVA PILLAI | IND | 230 | 0.3% |
| 6 | KARAVALOOR DEVADAS | IND | 178 | 0.3% |
| 7 | P. K. RAVEENDRAN PILLAI | IND | 140 | 0.2% |
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 (128th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal2.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.2% · min 0.5% · max 21.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
128th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.74
fewer partiesmore parties
39th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
79th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.74EFFECTIVE PARTIES
KEC(J) 50.2%CPI 48.2%OTH 1.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,97,412
Density
452 / km²
Sex ratio
1132 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,652 km²
SC population13.7%
ST population0.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
57%HINDU
Hindu 56.9%Christian 38.1%Other 4.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.1%
Electricity94.5%
Sanitation93.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.1%
Children fully vaccinated— NOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.7%
Children underweight (under 5)11.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.4%
Women literate99.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER— NOT REPORTED
Clean cooking fuel60.1%
Health insurance50.1%
What's nearby?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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