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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 138 · 1982
Kovalam
Winner — 1982
N. SAKTHAN NADAR
IND
IND 51.7%INC 47.1%2 others 1.2%
Votes
37,705
51.7% share
Winning margin
3,357
4.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
70.2%
of 1,03,789
A closely fought contest. N. SAKTHAN NADAR won with a 4.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N. SAKTHAN NADAR | IND | 37,705 | 51.7% |
| 2 | M. R. RAGHUCHANDBAL | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | 34,348 | 47.1% |
| 3 | POONKULAM RAJU | IND | 683 | 0.9% |
| 4 | VELLAYANI BALAN | IND | 161 | 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.
High turnout (24th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.2% · min 0.0% · max 23.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
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24th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.99
fewer partiesmore parties
10th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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78th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.99EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 51.7%INC 47.1%OTH 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
33,01,427
Density
1508 / km²
Sex ratio
1087 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,189 km²
SC population11.3%
ST population0.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%HINDU
Hindu 66.5%Christian 19.1%Muslim 13.7%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.2%
Electricity94.6%
Sanitation94.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated72.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.5%
Children underweight (under 5)15.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.0%
Women literate98.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.2%
Clean cooking fuel72.2%
Health insurance48.7%
What's nearby?
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