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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 122 · 1977
Chavara
Winner — 1977
BABY JOHN
RSP 60.8%IND 29.0%5 others 10.2%
Votes
36,892
60.8% share
Winning margin
19,309
31.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
79.2%
of 76,600
Chavara is a safe seat — BABY JOHN won by 31.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BABY JOHN | 36,892 | 60.8% | |
| 2 | A. NOORUNDIN KUNJU | IND | 17,583 | 29.0% |
| 3 | N. KIRSHNAN KUTTY | IND | 3,450 | 5.7% |
| 4 | VARGHESE GEORGE | IND | 1,368 | 2.3% |
| 5 | J. VINCENT KEKKAS | IND | 859 | 1.4% |
| 6 | CHAVARA SURENDRAN PILLAI | IND | 438 | 0.7% |
| 7 | CHAVARA T. KUNJU KUNJU | IND | 70 | 0.1% |
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.
Low turnout (123rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean31.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.4% · min 0.9% · max 31.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
123rd of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.67
fewer partiesmore parties
50th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
64th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.67EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RSP 60.8%IND 29.0%IND 5.7%OTH 4.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,35,375
Density
1061 / km²
Sex ratio
1113 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,483 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population0.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
64%HINDU
Hindu 64.4%Muslim 19.3%Christian 16.0%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water27.1%
Electricity95.1%
Sanitation94.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated85.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.5%
Children underweight (under 5)17.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.0%
Women literate98.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.8%
Clean cooking fuel80.1%
Health insurance56.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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