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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 6 · 1980
Irikkur
Winner — 1980
RAM CHANDRAN KACANNOPPALLY
INC(U) 53.4%KEC(J) 45.6%3 others 1.0%
Votes
37,440
53.4% share
Winning margin
5,448
7.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
74.7%
of 93,892
A clear win with a 7.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM CHANDRAN KACANNOPPALLY | 37,440 | 53.4% | |
| 2 | DR. K. C. JOSEPH | KEC(J) | 31,992 | 45.6% |
| 3 | JOSEPH CHIRAVAYALIL |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 327 | 0.5% |
| 4 | PLATHOTTTAM MATHEW | IND | 217 | 0.3% |
| 5 | V. M. NARAYANAN NAMBISSAN | IND | 168 | 0.2% |
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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 (26th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 1.4% · max 33.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
26th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
114th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
20th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(U) 53.4%KEC(J) 45.6%OTH 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,23,003
Density
852 / km²
Sex ratio
1136 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,961 km²
SC population3.3%
ST population1.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
60%HINDU
Hindu 59.8%Muslim 29.4%Christian 10.4%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.7%
Electricity94.1%
Sanitation97.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated77.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Children underweight (under 5)17.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Women literate99.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.4%
Clean cooking fuel70.4%
Health insurance47.9%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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