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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 105 · 1979 by-elections

Thiruvalla

Winner — 1979 by-elections

P.C.T.PAINUMMOOTTIL
JNP 47.7%KEC 38.8%4 others 13.5%
Votes
30,552
47.7% share
Winning margin
5,689
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
6

Thiruvalla was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 5,689 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
P.C.T.PAINUMMOOTTIL
30,5520.0%
2
J.J.VALLAKKALIL
24,8630.0%
3
A.T.SAMUEL
INC(I)
7,4900.0%
4
T.V.R.MANI
IND
6800.0%
5
A.SWAMINATHAN
KCP
2510.0%
6
P.M.MATHAI
IND
2400.0%

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.

High turnout (28th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.2% · min 0.1% · max 22.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
28th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
94th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
36th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
4 seats · 3 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
DOESN'T APPLY

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,27,789
Density
1504 / km²
Sex ratio
1100 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,415 km²
SC population9.5%
ST population0.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
69%HINDU
Hindu 68.6%Christian 20.4%Muslim 10.6%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.9%
Electricity96.1%
Sanitation92.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.4%
Children fully vaccinated61.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.1%
Children underweight (under 5)20.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.9%
Women literate99.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER3.8%
Clean cooking fuel79.2%
Health insurance60.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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