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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 130 · 1965
Kovalam
Winner — 1965
M. KUNJUKRISHNAN NADAR
INC 51.0%KC 23.0%2 others 26.0%
Votes
19,896
51.0% share
Winning margin
10,924
28.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
73.5%
of 53,007
Kovalam is a safe seat — M. KUNJUKRISHNAN NADAR won by 28.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. KUNJUKRISHNAN NADAR | 19,896 | 51.0% | |
| 2 | CAMALIAS MORAES | KC | 8,972 | 23.0% |
| 3 | ANTONY D CRUZ | 8,449 | 21.7% | |
| 4 | M. P. KRISHNANKUTTY | IND | 1,671 | 4.3% |
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.
Average turnout (69th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean28.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.0% · min 1.0% · max 28.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
69th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.94
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
50th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
133 seats · 67 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.94EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.0%KC 23.0%SSP 21.7%OTH 4.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
33,01,427
Density
1508 / km²
Sex ratio
1087 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,189 km²
SC population11.3%
ST population0.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%HINDU
Hindu 66.5%Christian 19.1%Muslim 13.7%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.2%
Electricity94.6%
Sanitation94.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated72.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.5%
Children underweight (under 5)15.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.0%
Women literate98.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.2%
Clean cooking fuel72.2%
Health insurance48.7%
What's nearby?
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