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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 68 · 1977

Ankamali

Winner — 1977

A. P. KURIAN
CPM· Left
CPM 49.6%INC 48.9%2 others 1.5%
Votes
36,261
49.6% share
Winning margin
561
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
84.7%
of 86,307

Ankamali was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 561 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
A. P. KURIAN
Left
36,26149.6%
2
P. P. THANKACHAN
INC
35,70048.9%
3
CHACKO ANCHERI
IND
6960.9%
4
MARY VERGHESE
IND
4000.6%

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 (105th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.1% · min 0.2% · max 18.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
105th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.02
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
7th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.02EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 49.6%INC 48.9%OTH 1.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
31,21,200
Density
1031 / km²
Sex ratio
1108 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,027 km²
SC population10.4%
ST population0.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
58%HINDU
Hindu 58.4%Christian 24.3%Muslim 17.1%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water27.4%
Electricity97.0%
Sanitation97.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinatedNOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.0%
Children underweight (under 5)17.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.4%
Women literate99.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.0%
Clean cooking fuel76.3%
Health insurance48.7%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coconut Products
Siva temple, Peruvanam

Siva temple, Peruvanam

🏛️MonumentASI

Siva temple, Peruvanam

Sri Rama temple

Sri Rama temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Sri Rama temple

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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