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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 2 · 1970

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Winner — 1970

B. M. ABDUL RAHIMAN
IND
IND 45.3%IND 31.3%1 others 23.5%
Votes
27,113
45.3% share
Winning margin
8,377
14.0% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
78.7%
of 76,165

A clear win with a 14.0% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
B. M. ABDUL RAHIMAN
IND
27,11345.3%
2
K. P. BALLAKURAYA
IND
18,73631.3%
3
N. RAMANNA RAI
CPM
Left
14,06223.5%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

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

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
14.0%
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 45.3%IND 31.3%CPM 23.5%

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
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cashew Products
Madhur

Madhur

🛕TempleWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM
Bela Church

Bela Church

⛪ChurchWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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