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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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. V. JACOB | KC | 15,070 | 31.4% |
| 2 | P. S. KARTHIKEYAN | 13,192 | 27.5% | |
| 3 | N. PRABHAKARA THANDAR | 11,952 | 24.9% | |
| 4 | K. R. SWAMINATHAN | Left | 7,789 | 16.2% |
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
lean3.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.2% · max 47.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
97th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.24
fewer partiesmore parties
120th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
45th of 140Where 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 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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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