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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 21 · 19602 seats · 1 SC
Kunnathur
Winner — 1960
G. CANDRAS EKHARA PILLAI
INC· Liberation Struggle coalition (Kerala, 1960)
Also elected — same seat
P. C. ADICHEN
CPI· 49,253 votes
INC 24.0%CPI 23.1%7 others 52.9%
Votes
51,101
24.4% share
Winning margin
2,170
1.0% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
91.0%
of 1,17,101
Kunnathur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.0% — fewer than 2,170 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G. CANDRAS EKHARA PILLAI | 51,101 | 24.0% | |
| 2 | P. C. ADICHEN | 49,253 | 23.1% | |
| 3 | P. R. MADHAVAN PILLAI | 48,931 | 23.0% | |
| 4 | C. C. PRASAD | 48,805 | 22.9% | |
| 5 | P. RAGHAVAN PILLAI | IND | 5,295 | 2.5% |
| 6 | CHANDRAN | IND | 4,563 | 2.1% |
| 7 | K. S. KRISHNA SASTRI | IND | 973 | 0.5% |
| 8 | P. P. LAZAR | IND | 425 | 0.2% |
| 9 | KUNJUKUNJU | IND | 245 | 0.1% |
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 (23rd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.8% · min 0.2% · max 36.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
23rd of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
111th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
139th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 24.0%CPI 23.1%CPI 23.0%PSP 22.9%OTH 5.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,86,293
Density
1316 / km²
Sex ratio
1098 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,345 km²
SC population6.5%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
56%HINDU
Hindu 56.2%Muslim 39.2%Other 4.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.0%
Electricity93.8%
Sanitation97.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.3%
Children underweight (under 5)18.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.8%
Women literate99.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.2%
Clean cooking fuel73.8%
Health insurance61.1%
What's nearby?
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