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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 43 · 1965
Palghat
Winner — 1965
M.V. VASU
CPM 41.5%INC 31.0%4 others 27.6%
Votes
17,747
41.5% share
Winning margin
4,487
10.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
64.9%
of 65,960
A clear win with a 10.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M.V. VASU | 17,747 | 41.5% | |
| 2 | K. PYARIJAN SUNNA SAHIB | 13,260 | 31.0% | |
| 3 | P.K. KRISHNASWAMY | IND | 5,279 | 12.3% |
| 4 | O. RAJAGOPALAN | IND | 2,879 | 6.7% |
| 5 | K.C. GOPALANUNNI | Left | 2,251 | 5.3% |
| 6 | R.G. NARYANA IYER | IND | 1,388 | 3.2% |
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 (82nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean10.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.4% · max 36.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
82nd of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.07
fewer partiesmore parties
137th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
88th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
133 seats · 67 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 41.5%INC 31.0%IND 12.3%IND 6.7%CPI 5.3%OTH 3.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
41,12,920
Density
1157 / km²
Sex ratio
1098 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,554 km²
SC population7.5%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
70%MUSLIM
Muslim 70.2%Hindu 27.6%Other 2.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water14.9%
Electricity94.3%
Sanitation97.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated80.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.7%
Women literate99.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.3%
Clean cooking fuel59.0%
Health insurance42.8%
What's nearby?
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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.