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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 77 · 1970Reserved (SC)
Devicolam
Winner — 1970
G. VARADAN
CPM· CPI(M)
CPM 35.8%INC 28.8%2 others 35.4%
Votes
14,838
35.8% share
Winning margin
2,889
7.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
57.6%
of 71,980
A clear win with a 7.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G. VARADAN | Left | 14,838 | 35.8% |
| 2 | N. GANAPATHY | INC | 11,949 | 28.8% |
| 3 | M. PALANIVEL | 9,490 | 22.9% | |
| 4 | G. VAIKUNDAM | IND | 5,186 | 12.5% |
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.
High turnout (21st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal7.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 5.8% · min 0.8% · max 10.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
21st of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
86th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
16th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
133 seats · 67 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 35.8%INC 28.8%NCO 22.9%IND 12.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,82,388
Density
1072 / km²
Sex ratio
1027 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,063 km²
SC population8.2%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
46%HINDU
Hindu 46.0%Christian 38.0%Muslim 15.7%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water57.3%
Electricity97.4%
Sanitation97.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.1%
Children fully vaccinated82.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.0%
Children underweight (under 5)19.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.7%
Women literate99.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER2.9%
Clean cooking fuel88.4%
Health insurance46.2%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.