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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 74 · 1982

Palluruthy

Winner — 1982

T. P. PEETHAMBARAN MASTER
IC(S)
IC(S) 48.5%KEC(J) 48.4%6 others 3.1%
Votes
37,369
48.5% share
Winning margin
16
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
77.4%
of 99,682

Palluruthy was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 16 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
T. P. PEETHAMBARAN MASTER
IC(S)
37,36948.5%
2
EAPEN VARGHESE
KEC(J)
37,35348.4%
3
SABESTIAN KOCHUPAREMBAN
IND
1,1491.5%
4
JOSEPH CHOORAKKULAM
IND
5770.8%
5
GEORGE MONIKA
IND
2820.4%
6
K. J. PETRO
IND
1450.2%
7
JOSEPH RAPHEL
IND
1390.2%
8
JOSE PADIKKAL
IND
1140.1%

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.

Average turnout (31st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 5.6% · min 0.0% · max 19.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
31st of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.61
fewer partiesmore parties
60th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
65th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IC(S) 48.5%KEC(J) 48.4%OTH 3.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,82,388
Density
1072 / km²
Sex ratio
1027 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,063 km²
SC population8.2%
ST population0.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
46%HINDU
Hindu 46.0%Christian 38.0%Muslim 15.7%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water57.3%
Electricity97.4%
Sanitation97.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.1%
Children fully vaccinated82.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.0%
Children underweight (under 5)19.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.7%
Women literate99.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER2.9%
Clean cooking fuel88.4%
Health insurance46.2%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Oleo Raisins

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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