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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 108 · 1965Reserved (SC)
Parthanapuram
Winner — 1965
P. C. ADICHAN
CPI· Left
CPI 34.6%INC 32.7%3 others 32.7%
Votes
13,948
34.6% share
Winning margin
776
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
68.5%
of 58,842
Parthanapuram was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 776 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. C. ADICHAN | Left | 13,948 | 34.6% |
| 2 | P. K. RAMACHANDRA DAS | 13,172 | 32.7% | |
| 3 | P. S. VELUTHA KUNJU | KC | 10,217 | 25.4% |
| 4 | KOCHUKUNJU | 2,564 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | P. K. KOCHUKUNJU | IND | 398 | 1.0% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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.
Low turnout (113th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.1% · min 0.9% · max 28.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
113th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
91st of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
102nd of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
133 seats · 67 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 34.6%INC 32.7%KC 25.4%SSP 6.4%OTH 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,27,789
Density
1504 / km²
Sex ratio
1100 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,415 km²
SC population9.5%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
69%HINDU
Hindu 68.6%Christian 20.4%Muslim 10.6%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.9%
Electricity96.1%
Sanitation92.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.4%
Children fully vaccinated61.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.1%
Children underweight (under 5)20.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.9%
Women literate99.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER3.8%
Clean cooking fuel79.2%
Health insurance60.4%
What's nearby?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.