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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 2 · 1967

Kasargod

Winner — 1967

U.P.KUNIKULLAYA
IND
IND 45.0%MUL 44.7%1 others 10.3%
Votes
20,635
45.0% share
Winning margin
95
0.2% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
73.6%
of 62,364

Kasargod was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.2% — fewer than 95 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
U.P.KUNIKULLAYA
IND
20,63545.0%
2
H.A.SCHEMNAD
MUL
20,54044.8%
3
V.K.S.NAIR
INC
4,72910.3%

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 (61st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.9% · min 0.2% · max 32.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
61st of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.84
fewer partiesmore parties
23rd of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
109th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
133 seats · 67 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.84EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 45.0%MUL 44.8%INC 10.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,07,375
Density
657 / km²
Sex ratio
1080 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,989 km²
SC population4.1%
ST population3.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
56%HINDU
Hindu 55.8%Muslim 37.2%Christian 6.7%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.7%
Electricity88.8%
Sanitation91.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated92.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.3%
Children underweight (under 5)21.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.4%
Women literate95.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.7%
Clean cooking fuel73.5%
Health insurance44.0%

What's nearby?

2 locations
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