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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 79 · 1987
Piravom
Winner — 1987
GOPI KOTTAMUNIKKAL
CPM· Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
CPM 44.2%INC 26.9%8 others 29.0%
Votes
41,614
44.1% share
Winning margin
16,300
17.3% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
85.1%
of 1,10,769
Piravom is a safe seat — GOPI KOTTAMUNIKKAL won by 17.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOPI KOTTAMUNIKKAL | Left Democratic Front (Kerala) | 41,614 | 44.1% |
| 2 | BENNY BEHANAN | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | 25,314 | 26.9% |
| 3 | C. POULOSE | IND | 24,890 | 26.4% |
| 4 | SREEDHARAN NAIR | IND | 1,237 | 1.3% |
| 5 | RAJAN JACOB | IND | 384 | 0.4% |
| 6 | GOPI M. R. | IND | 313 | 0.3% |
| 7 | VARGHESE THANAM | IND | 307 | 0.3% |
| 8 | BABY K. NELLAT | IND | 83 | 0.1% |
| 9 | YACOB C. P. | IND | 62 | 0.1% |
| 10 | ABRAHAM C. VARGHESE | IND | 51 | 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.
Average turnout (36th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal17.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.7% · min 1.8% · max 18.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
36th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
89th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
55th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 44.1%INC 26.9%IND 26.4%OTH 2.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.