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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 22 · 1982

Balusseri

Winner — 1982

A . C . SHANMUKHADAS
ICS
ICS 48.8%IND 39.2%4 others 12.0%
Votes
34,055
48.8% share
Winning margin
6,685
9.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
78.9%
of 88,513

A clear win with a 9.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
A . C . SHANMUKHADAS
ICS
34,05548.8%
2
P. K. GOPALAN
IND
27,37039.2%
3
NEDIYANATT ARAVINDAN
5,0847.3%
4
T. K. CHANDRAN
IND
2,3523.4%
5
K. M. RAMAN
IND
8031.1%
6
K. M. GOPALAN
IND
1590.2%

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.

Average turnout (54th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 2.3% · max 30.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
54th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.24
fewer partiesmore parties
118th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.1%
lowerhigher
140th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ICS 48.8%IND 39.2%BJP 7.3%OTH 4.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,86,293
Density
1316 / km²
Sex ratio
1098 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,345 km²
SC population6.5%
ST population0.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
56%HINDU
Hindu 56.2%Muslim 39.2%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.0%
Electricity93.8%
Sanitation97.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.3%
Children underweight (under 5)18.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.8%
Women literate99.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.2%
Clean cooking fuel73.8%
Health insurance61.1%

What's nearby?

1 location
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