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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 53 · 1970

Trichur

Winner — 1970

JOSEPH MUNDASSERY
IND
IND 42.2%INC 39.3%3 others 18.5%
Votes
25,695
42.2% share
Winning margin
1,730
2.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
76.2%
of 79,933

A closely fought contest. JOSEPH MUNDASSERY won with a 2.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JOSEPH MUNDASSERY
IND
25,69542.2%
2
P. A. ANTONY
INC
23,96539.3%
3
C. C. GEORGE
10,33117.0%
4
K. A. THOMAS
IND
7171.2%
5
M .K. RAGHAVAN
IND
2070.3%

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 (42nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.6% · min 0.3% · max 42.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
42nd of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.75
fewer partiesmore parties
37th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
24th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
133 seats · 67 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.75EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 42.2%INC 39.3%NCO 17.0%OTH 1.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,09,934
Density
627 / km²
Sex ratio
1067 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,482 km²
SC population14.4%
ST population1.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
67%HINDU
Hindu 66.8%Muslim 28.9%Other 4.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water42.8%
Electricity93.5%
Sanitation89.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated51.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.7%
Children underweight (under 5)27.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.6%
Women literate94.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.1%
Clean cooking fuel67.5%
Health insurance53.8%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Palakkadan Matta RiceGI

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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