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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 29 · 1980
Kalpetta
Winner — 1980
M. KAMALAM
JNP· Janata
JNP 59.4%RSP 38.7%5 others 1.8%
Votes
37,442
59.4% share
Winning margin
13,039
20.7% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
66.9%
of 94,148
Kalpetta is a safe seat — M. KAMALAM won by 20.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. KAMALAM | Janata | 37,442 | 59.4% |
| 2 | K. ABDUL KHADER | 24,403 | 38.7% | |
| 3 | PILEKKAL VARGHESE | IND | 501 | 0.8% |
| 4 | M. P. VIJAYAKUMAR | IND | 269 | 0.4% |
| 5 | VELAKOMBIL GOPALAN V. K. | IND | 186 | 0.3% |
| 6 | T. J. ANTONY | IND | 102 | 0.2% |
| 7 | VADAKKEKKARA VARGHESE NATHAI | IND | 93 | 0.1% |
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 (5th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean20.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 1.6% · max 39.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
5th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
51st of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
125th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 59.4%RSP 38.7%OTH 1.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,86,293
Density
1316 / km²
Sex ratio
1098 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,345 km²
SC population6.5%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
56%HINDU
Hindu 56.2%Muslim 39.2%Other 4.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.0%
Electricity93.8%
Sanitation97.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.3%
Children underweight (under 5)18.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.8%
Women literate99.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.2%
Clean cooking fuel73.8%
Health insurance61.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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