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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 90 · 1965
Vaikom
Winner — 1965
P. PARAMESWARAN
INC 29.0%KC 28.8%3 others 42.2%
Votes
15,255
29.0% share
Winning margin
88
0.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
82.7%
of 63,600
Vaikom was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.2% — fewer than 88 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. PARAMESWARAN | 15,255 | 29.0% | |
| 2 | K. N. NARAYANAN NAIR | KC | 15,167 | 28.8% |
| 3 | P. S. SRINIVASAN | Left | 14,975 | 28.5% |
| 4 | K. VISWANATHAN | 6,494 | 12.3% | |
| 5 | P. RAMANANDA NAYAK | IND | 708 | 1.4% |
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 (106th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 0.2% · max 46.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
106th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.37
fewer partiesmore parties
103rd of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
52nd of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
133 seats · 67 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 29.0%KC 28.8%CPI 28.5%CPM 12.3%OTH 1.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,08,974
Density
255 / km²
Sex ratio
1006 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,356 km²
SC population13.1%
ST population5.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
49%HINDU
Hindu 48.9%Christian 43.4%Muslim 7.4%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water30.2%
Electricity88.4%
Sanitation89.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated89.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.3%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.0%
Women literate94.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.1%
Clean cooking fuel54.3%
Health insurance58.1%
What's nearby?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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