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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 22 · 1977

Balusseri

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Winner — 1977

P. K. SANKARANKUTTY
JNP· Janata
JNP 51.2%INC 48.8%
Votes
33,960
51.2% share
Winning margin
1,547
2.3% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
85.8%
of 77,313

A closely fought contest. P. K. SANKARANKUTTY won with a 2.3% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

2 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
P. K. SANKARANKUTTY
JNP
Janata
33,96051.2%
2
PUTHOOR RAMAKRISHNAN NAIR
INC
INC
32,41348.8%

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 (54th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 2.3% · max 30.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
54th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.24
fewer partiesmore parties
118th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.1%
lowerhigher
140th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 51.2%INC 48.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coconut Products
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St.Mary's Forane Church Maruthonkara

⛪ChurchWikidata
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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.

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