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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 138 · 1980
Kovalam
Winner — 1980
M. R. RAGHU CHANDRA BAL
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 54.5%CPI 44.3%1 others 1.2%
Votes
40,047
54.5% share
Winning margin
7,521
10.2% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
69.4%
of 1,05,846
A clear win with a 10.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. R. RAGHU CHANDRA BAL |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 40,047 | 54.5% |
| 2 | V. THANKAYYAN | Left | 32,526 | 44.3% |
| 3 | M. A. ROBINSON | IND | 868 | 1.2% |
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.
High turnout (24th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean10.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.2% · min 0.0% · max 23.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
24th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.99
fewer partiesmore parties
10th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
78th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.99EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 54.5%CPI 44.3%OTH 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
33,01,427
Density
1508 / km²
Sex ratio
1087 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,189 km²
SC population11.3%
ST population0.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%HINDU
Hindu 66.5%Christian 19.1%Muslim 13.7%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.2%
Electricity94.6%
Sanitation94.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated72.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.5%
Children underweight (under 5)15.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.0%
Women literate98.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.2%
Clean cooking fuel72.2%
Health insurance48.7%
What's nearby?
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