Back to Keralam 1977 map
Keralam · Assembly Constituency 53 · 1977

Alathur

Winner — 1977

E. M. S. NAMBOODIRIPAD
CPM· Left
CPM 50.5%INC 47.3%1 others 2.2%
Votes
31,424
50.5% share
Winning margin
1,999
3.2% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
73.4%
of 84,794

A closely fought contest. E. M. S. NAMBOODIRIPAD won with a 3.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
E. M. S. NAMBOODIRIPAD
Left
31,42450.5%
2
V. S. VIJAYARAGHAVAN
INC
29,42547.3%
3
R. SUKAMRAN
IND
1,3772.2%

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.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.2%
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
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.75EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 50.5%INC 47.3%OTH 2.2%

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.

Ask the state

STATE INDICATORS · RBI 2024-25