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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 3 · 1985 by-elections
Udma
Winner — 1985 by-elections
PURUSHOTTAMAN.K
CPM 49.0%INC 47.9%6 others 3.0%
Votes
37,827
49.0% share
Winning margin
816
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Udma was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 816 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PURUSHOTTAMAN.K | 37,827 | 0.0% | |
| 2 | M.K.NAMBIAR | 37,011 | 0.0% | |
| 3 | M.MOOSA | IND | 760 | 0.0% |
| 4 | M.C.KRISHNAN | IND | 663 | 0.0% |
| 5 | K.M.ALI | IND | 319 | 0.0% |
| 6 | B.A.M.KUNHI | IND | 211 | 0.0% |
| 7 | A.BOOCHAAKED | IND | 210 | 0.0% |
| 8 | KUNHABDULIA.C.K | IND | 186 | 0.0% |
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 (81st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.9% · min 0.9% · max 26.0%
How contested is turnout?
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79%
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81st of 140How crowded is the field?
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2.63
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54th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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132nd of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
3 seats · 2 majority
How did the vote split?
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— DOESN'T APPLYWho ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,07,375
Density
657 / km²
Sex ratio
1080 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,989 km²
SC population4.1%
ST population3.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
56%HINDU
Hindu 55.8%Muslim 37.2%Christian 6.7%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.7%
Electricity88.8%
Sanitation91.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated92.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.3%
Children underweight (under 5)21.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.4%
Women literate95.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.7%
Clean cooking fuel73.5%
Health insurance44.0%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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