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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 120 · 1965
Varkala
Winner — 1965
K. SHAHUL HAMEED
INC 47.7%CPM 28.0%1 others 24.3%
Votes
21,092
47.7% share
Winning margin
8,711
19.7% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
77.5%
of 57,060
Varkala is a safe seat — K. SHAHUL HAMEED won by 19.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. SHAHUL HAMEED | 21,092 | 47.7% | |
| 2 | V. RADHAKRISHNAN | 12,381 | 28.0% | |
| 3 | ABDUL MAJEED | Left | 10,770 | 24.3% |
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 (119th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean19.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.2% · min 2.3% · max 26.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
119th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
113th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
103rd of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
133 seats · 67 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.7%CPM 28.0%CPI 24.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,35,375
Density
1061 / km²
Sex ratio
1113 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,483 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population0.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
64%HINDU
Hindu 64.4%Muslim 19.3%Christian 16.0%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water27.1%
Electricity95.1%
Sanitation94.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated85.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.5%
Children underweight (under 5)17.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.0%
Women literate98.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.8%
Clean cooking fuel80.1%
Health insurance56.0%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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