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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 111 · 1965
Kottarakara
Winner — 1965
R. BALAKRISHNA PILLAI
KC
KC 47.4%CPI 33.4%3 others 19.3%
Votes
27,534
47.4% share
Winning margin
8,139
14.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
85.1%
of 68,294
A clear win with a 14.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. BALAKRISHNA PILLAI | KC | 27,534 | 47.4% |
| 2 | E. CHANDRASEKHARAN NAIR | Left | 19,395 | 33.4% |
| 3 | T. K. KURIKES | 10,052 | 17.3% | |
| 4 | PHILIPOSE | IND | 604 | 1.0% |
| 5 | PAPPACHEN | 561 | 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 (139th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal14.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.7% · min 0.1% · max 16.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
139th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.07
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
119th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
133 seats · 67 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
KC 47.4%CPI 33.4%INC 17.3%OTH 2.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,97,412
Density
452 / km²
Sex ratio
1132 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,652 km²
SC population13.7%
ST population0.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
57%HINDU
Hindu 56.9%Christian 38.1%Other 4.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.1%
Electricity94.5%
Sanitation93.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.1%
Children fully vaccinated— NOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.7%
Children underweight (under 5)11.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.4%
Women literate99.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER— NOT REPORTED
Clean cooking fuel60.1%
Health insurance50.1%
What's nearby?
6 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.