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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 70 · 19602 seats · 1 SC
Wadhamcherry
Winner — 1960
K. BALAKRISHNA MENON
PSP· Liberation Struggle coalition (Kerala, 1960)
Also elected — same seat
KOCHUKUTTAN
INC· 45,726 votes
PSP 24.1%INC 24.0%5 others 51.9%
Votes
46,052
24.9% share
Winning margin
1,208
0.7% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
79.8%
of 1,19,593
Wadhamcherry was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.7% — fewer than 1,208 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. BALAKRISHNA MENON | 46,052 | 24.1% | |
| 2 | KOCHUKUTTAN | 45,726 | 24.0% | |
| 3 | NARAYAN NAIR | 44,844 | 23.5% | |
| 4 | AYYAPPAN | 44,199 | 23.2% | |
| 5 | KOCHUNNY | IND | 1,653 | 0.9% |
| 6 | RAMANKUTTY MENON | IND | 1,595 | 0.8% |
| 7 | VALAUDHAN | IND | 1,044 | 0.6% |
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 (96th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal0.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 5.3% · min 0.2% · max 18.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
96th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.80
fewer partiesmore parties
32nd of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
69th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.80EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 24.1%INC 24.0%CPI 23.5%CPI 23.2%OTH 2.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
31,21,200
Density
1031 / km²
Sex ratio
1108 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,027 km²
SC population10.4%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
58%HINDU
Hindu 58.4%Christian 24.3%Muslim 17.1%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water27.4%
Electricity97.0%
Sanitation97.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated— NOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.0%
Children underweight (under 5)17.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.4%
Women literate99.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.0%
Clean cooking fuel76.3%
Health insurance48.7%
What's nearby?
9 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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