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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 92 · 1965

Sherthala

Winner — 1965

C. V. JACOB
KC
KC 31.4%INC 27.5%2 others 41.1%
Votes
15,070
31.4% share
Winning margin
1,878
3.9% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
81.4%
of 58,991

A closely fought contest. C. V. JACOB won with a 3.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
C. V. JACOB
KC
15,07031.4%
2
P. S. KARTHIKEYAN
13,19227.5%
3
N. PRABHAKARA THANDAR
11,95224.9%
4
K. R. SWAMINATHAN
Left
7,78916.2%

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 (97th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.2% · max 47.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
97th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.24
fewer partiesmore parties
120th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
45th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
133 seats · 67 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
KC 31.4%INC 27.5%CPM 24.9%CPI 16.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

2 locations
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