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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 117 · 1982
Kottarakara
Winner — 1982
R. BALAKRISHNA PILLAI
KEC· United Democratic Front (Kerala)
KEC 55.5%CPI 43.4%2 others 1.1%
Votes
37,515
55.5% share
Winning margin
8,144
12.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
81.4%
of 83,107
A clear win with a 12.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. BALAKRISHNA PILLAI | 37,515 | 55.5% | |
| 2 | E. CHANDRASEKHARAN NAIR | Left Democratic Front (Kerala) | 29,371 | 43.4% |
| 3 | THOMAS K. PANICKER | IND | 393 | 0.6% |
| 4 | SARAMMA BABY | IND | 336 | 0.5% |
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.
Average turnout (77th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 0.8% · max 56.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
77th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
109th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
8th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
KEC 55.5%CPI 43.4%OTH 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,35,375
Density
1061 / km²
Sex ratio
1113 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,483 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population0.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
64%HINDU
Hindu 64.4%Muslim 19.3%Christian 16.0%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water27.1%
Electricity95.1%
Sanitation94.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated85.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.5%
Children underweight (under 5)17.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.0%
Women literate98.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.8%
Clean cooking fuel80.1%
Health insurance56.0%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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