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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 119 · 1982

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Winner — 1982

THENNALA BALAKRISHNA PILLAI
INC· United Democratic Front (Kerala)
INC 50.3%CPM 47.5%3 others 2.3%
Votes
30,911
50.3% share
Winning margin
1,738
2.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
78.0%
of 78,760

A closely fought contest. THENNALA BALAKRISHNA PILLAI won with a 2.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
THENNALA BALAKRISHNA PILLAI
United Democratic Front (Kerala)
30,91150.3%
2
C. P. KARUNAKARAN PILLAI
Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
29,17347.5%
3
W. N. PHILIP
IND
8291.4%
4
M. K. SASI
IND
4090.7%
5
SAMAL S. K.
IND
1540.3%

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.

Low turnout (116th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 0.7% · max 28.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
116th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.61
fewer partiesmore parties
62nd of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
112th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.3%CPM 47.5%OTH 2.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,35,375
Density
1061 / km²
Sex ratio
1113 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,483 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population0.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
64%HINDU
Hindu 64.4%Muslim 19.3%Christian 16.0%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water27.1%
Electricity95.1%
Sanitation94.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated85.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.5%
Children underweight (under 5)17.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.0%
Women literate98.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.8%
Clean cooking fuel80.1%
Health insurance56.0%

What's nearby?

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