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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 54 · 1977Reserved (SC)
Chelakara
Winner — 1977
K. K. BALAKRISHNAN
INC· INC
INC 57.2%CPM 40.7%3 others 2.1%
Votes
34,460
57.2% share
Winning margin
9,935
16.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
74.6%
of 80,751
Chelakara is a safe seat — K. K. BALAKRISHNAN won by 16.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. K. BALAKRISHNAN | INC | 34,460 | 57.2% |
| 2 | K. S. SANKARAN | Left | 24,525 | 40.7% |
| 3 | VELAYUDHAN MANAKAL | IND | 533 | 0.9% |
| 4 | E. G. CHATHU | IND | 498 | 0.8% |
| 5 | O. KESAVA DEY | IND | 214 | 0.4% |
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 (35th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.0% · min 0.3% · max 28.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
35th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
112th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
67th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 57.2%CPM 40.7%OTH 2.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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.