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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 22 · 1960
Kottarakara
Winner — 1960
DAMODARAN POTT
PSP· Liberation Struggle coalition (Kerala, 1960)
PSP 48.0%CPI 44.2%2 others 7.8%
Votes
27,909
48.5% share
Winning margin
2,168
3.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
91.4%
of 63,670
A closely fought contest. DAMODARAN POTT won with a 3.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAMODARAN POTT | 27,909 | 48.0% | |
| 2 | CHANDRASEKHARAN NAIR | 25,741 | 44.2% | |
| 3 | RAMCHANDRAN NAIR | IND | 3,216 | 5.5% |
| 4 | LUKOSE | IND | 663 | 1.1% |
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.
Average turnout (54th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 2.3% · max 30.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
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54th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.24
fewer partiesmore parties
118th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.1%
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140th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 48.0%CPI 44.2%IND 5.5%OTH 1.1%
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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