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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 49 · 1987
Palghat
Winner — 1987
C. M. SUNDARAM
IND
IND 44.3%CPM 37.4%9 others 18.2%
Votes
38,774
44.4% share
Winning margin
6,065
6.9% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
75.4%
of 1,15,949
A clear win with a 6.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. M. SUNDARAM | IND | 38,774 | 44.4% |
| 2 | GIRIJA SURENDRAN | Left Democratic Front (Kerala) | 32,709 | 37.4% |
| 3 | V.S. MUTHUSWAMY | 12,489 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | V. KRISHNADAS | IND | 2,530 | 2.9% |
| 5 | P. RAMAKRISHNAN NAIR | IND | 304 | 0.3% |
| 6 | C. VELAYUDHAN | IND | 233 | 0.3% |
| 7 | P.K. T. KUTTAN | IND | 171 | 0.2% |
| 8 | P.P. MENON | IND | 76 | 0.1% |
| 9 | S. RAVEENDRAN PILLAI | IND | 71 | 0.1% |
| 10 | K. ANPUNATHAN | IND | 40 | 0.1% |
| 11 | P.M. ABDUL RAHIMAN | IND | 37 | 0.0% |
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 (73rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.6% · min 0.3% · max 41.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
73rd of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
85th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
137th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 44.4%CPM 37.4%BJP 14.3%OTH 4.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,09,934
Density
627 / km²
Sex ratio
1067 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,482 km²
SC population14.4%
ST population1.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
67%HINDU
Hindu 66.8%Muslim 28.9%Other 4.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water42.8%
Electricity93.5%
Sanitation89.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated51.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.7%
Children underweight (under 5)27.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.6%
Women literate94.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.1%
Clean cooking fuel67.5%
Health insurance53.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Palakkadan Matta RiceGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.