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Travancore-Cochin · Assembly Constituency 65 · 1954

Kottayam

Winner — 1954

BHASKARAN NAIR
CPI· Left
CPI 52.5%INC 47.5%
Votes
16,955
52.5% share
Winning margin
1,607
5.0% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
84.2%
of 38,367

A closely fought contest. BHASKARAN NAIR won with a 5.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

2 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BHASKARAN NAIR
16,95552.5%
2
P.C. CHERIAN
15,34847.5%

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 (6th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
5.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.5% · min 5.0% · max 30.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
6th of 106

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.00
fewer partiesmore parties
32nd of 106

How much NOTA?

SEAT
NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 52.5%INC 47.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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