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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 56 · 1980
Kunnamkulam
Winner — 1980
K. P. VISWANATHAN
INC(U) 55.9%IND 27.7%3 others 16.4%
Votes
33,127
55.9% share
Winning margin
16,706
28.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
62.3%
of 95,195
Kunnamkulam is a safe seat — K. P. VISWANATHAN won by 28.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. P. VISWANATHAN | 33,127 | 55.9% | |
| 2 | N. MADHAVAN | IND | 16,421 | 27.7% |
| 3 | K. RAJAKHERIYAN | IND | 6,825 | 11.5% |
| 4 | C. V. FRANCIS | IND | 2,543 | 4.3% |
| 5 | KUMARGY | IND | 351 | 0.6% |
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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 (11th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean28.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.8% · min 0.4% · max 28.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
11th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.92
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
66th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(U) 55.9%IND 27.7%IND 11.5%OTH 4.9%
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?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Palakkadan Matta RiceGI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.