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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 66 · 1965
Mattancherry
Winner — 1965
M. P. MUHAMED JAFERKHAN
IND
IND 49.6%INC 31.7%5 others 18.6%
Votes
24,933
49.6% share
Winning margin
8,982
17.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
77.4%
of 64,949
Mattancherry is a safe seat — M. P. MUHAMED JAFERKHAN won by 17.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. P. MUHAMED JAFERKHAN | IND | 24,933 | 49.6% |
| 2 | K. K. VISHWANATHAN | 15,951 | 31.8% | |
| 3 | T. M. ABOO | Left | 4,557 | 9.1% |
| 4 | N. P. LALAN | IND | 2,008 | 4.0% |
| 5 | V. K. PRABHAKARA MENON | IND | 1,302 | 2.6% |
| 6 | P. R. MATHEW | IND | 1,145 | 2.3% |
| 7 | B. MANEKJI KHONA | IND | 348 | 0.7% |
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 (57th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean17.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.8% · min 0.8% · max 37.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
57th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.58
fewer partiesmore parties
67th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
68th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
133 seats · 67 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.58EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 49.6%INC 31.8%CPI 9.1%OTH 9.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
31,21,200
Density
1031 / km²
Sex ratio
1108 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,027 km²
SC population10.4%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
58%HINDU
Hindu 58.4%Christian 24.3%Muslim 17.1%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water27.4%
Electricity97.0%
Sanitation97.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated— NOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.0%
Children underweight (under 5)17.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.4%
Women literate99.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.0%
Clean cooking fuel76.3%
Health insurance48.7%
What's nearby?
3 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.