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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 49 · 1982
Palghat
Winner — 1982
C. M. SUNDARAM
IND
IND 44.5%IND 39.6%9 others 15.9%
Votes
29,011
44.5% share
Winning margin
3,170
4.9% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
67.7%
of 96,367
A closely fought contest. C. M. SUNDARAM won with a 4.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. M. SUNDARAM | IND | 29,011 | 44.5% |
| 2 | N. A. KAREEM | IND | 25,841 | 39.6% |
| 3 | O. RAJAGOPAL | 9,554 | 14.6% | |
| 4 | K. NARAYANANKUTTY | IND | 147 | 0.2% |
| 5 | P. P. MENON | IND | 121 | 0.2% |
| 6 | K. K. A. RAZACK | IND | 118 | 0.2% |
| 7 | MANI | IND | 112 | 0.2% |
| 8 | SIVANANDAN PANICKER | IND | 100 | 0.1% |
| 9 | A. T. ANTONY THOMA | IND | 97 | 0.1% |
| 10 | MANIKKATH KRISHNA MENON | IND | 75 | 0.1% |
| 11 | R. PARAVATHY SUBBARAMAN | IND | 70 | 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.
Average turnout (73rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.6% · min 0.3% · max 41.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
73rd of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
85th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
137th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 44.5%IND 39.6%BJP 14.6%OTH 1.3%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Palakkadan Matta RiceGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.