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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 53 · 1982
Alathur
Winner — 1982
C. T. KRISHNAN
CPM· Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
CPM 57.0%IND 40.8%6 others 2.2%
Votes
39,982
57.0% share
Winning margin
11,314
16.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
73.5%
of 95,523
Alathur is a safe seat — C. T. KRISHNAN won by 16.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. T. KRISHNAN | Left Democratic Front (Kerala) | 39,982 | 57.0% |
| 2 | C. K. BALAKRISHNAN | IND | 28,668 | 40.8% |
| 3 | BHASKARAN | IND | 584 | 0.8% |
| 4 | K. SANKARAN | IND | 489 | 0.7% |
| 5 | K. HARIDAS | IND | 184 | 0.3% |
| 6 | C. K. SAIDALI | IND | 118 | 0.2% |
| 7 | K.K.M. SHAFEEK | IND | 93 | 0.1% |
| 8 | C. A. KARIM SAHIB | IND | 74 | 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 (42nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.6% · min 0.3% · max 42.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
42nd of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.75
fewer partiesmore parties
37th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
24th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.75EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 57.0%IND 40.8%OTH 2.2%
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.