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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 20 · 1970
Balusseri
Winner — 1970
A. C. SHANAMKHADAS
INC· Mini Front
INC 47.9%SOP 46.0%1 others 6.1%
Votes
30,896
47.9% share
Winning margin
1,197
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
80.4%
of 80,253
Balusseri was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 1,197 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. C. SHANAMKHADAS | INC | 30,896 | 47.9% |
| 2 | P. K. SANKARANKUTTY | 29,699 | 46.0% | |
| 3 | M. S. RAMACHANDRAN | IND | 3,914 | 6.1% |
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 (51st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.4% · min 0.7% · max 14.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
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51st of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
76th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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133rd of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
133 seats · 67 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.9%SOP 46.0%IND 6.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,86,293
Density
1316 / km²
Sex ratio
1098 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,345 km²
SC population6.5%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
56%HINDU
Hindu 56.2%Muslim 39.2%Other 4.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.0%
Electricity93.8%
Sanitation97.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.3%
Children underweight (under 5)18.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.8%
Women literate99.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.2%
Clean cooking fuel73.8%
Health insurance61.1%
What's nearby?
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