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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 79 · 1957
Palghat
Winner — 1957
RAGHAVA MENON R.
INC· INC
INC 42.3%CPI 40.5%1 others 17.2%
Votes
14,873
42.3% share
Winning margin
625
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
59.3%
of 59,314
Palghat was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 625 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAGHAVA MENON R. | 14,873 | 42.3% | |
| 2 | KUNHIRAMAN M. P. | 14,248 | 40.5% | |
| 3 | MOOSATH C. K. | IND | 6,058 | 17.2% |
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
marginal1.8%
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
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 42.3%CPI 40.5%IND 17.2%
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
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