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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 6 · 1982
Irikkur
Winner — 1982
K .C. JOSEPH
IND
IND 55.6%JNP 42.5%6 others 1.9%
Votes
39,261
55.6% share
Winning margin
9,224
13.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
77.1%
of 91,592
A clear win with a 13.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K .C. JOSEPH | IND | 39,261 | 55.6% |
| 2 | S. K. MADHAVAN | 30,037 | 42.5% | |
| 3 | KOCHUVEETIL VASUDEVAN | IND | 477 | 0.7% |
| 4 | PUTHIYAVEETIL CHANDU | IND | 291 | 0.4% |
| 5 | K . MOHAMMED | IND | 249 | 0.3% |
| 6 | R. P. SHADULI | IND | 199 | 0.3% |
| 7 | V. M. NARAYANAN NAMBISSAN | IND | 77 | 0.1% |
| 8 | ZACHARIAS KURISUMMEETIL | IND | 33 | 0.1% |
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.
High turnout (26th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean13.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 1.4% · max 33.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
26th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
114th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
20th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 55.6%JNP 42.5%OTH 1.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,23,003
Density
852 / km²
Sex ratio
1136 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,961 km²
SC population3.3%
ST population1.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
60%HINDU
Hindu 59.8%Muslim 29.4%Christian 10.4%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.7%
Electricity94.1%
Sanitation97.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated77.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Children underweight (under 5)17.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Women literate99.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.4%
Clean cooking fuel70.4%
Health insurance47.9%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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