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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 54 · 1982Reserved (SC)
Chelakara
Winner — 1982
C. K. CHAKRAPANI
CPM· Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
CPM 51.1%INC 47.8%1 others 1.2%
Votes
33,030
51.1% share
Winning margin
2,123
3.3% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
71.1%
of 90,986
A closely fought contest. C. K. CHAKRAPANI won with a 3.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. K. CHAKRAPANI | Left Democratic Front (Kerala) | 33,030 | 51.1% |
| 2 | T. K. C. VADUTHALA | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | 30,907 | 47.8% |
| 3 | AYYAPPAN | IND | 748 | 1.2% |
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 (35th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.0% · min 0.3% · max 28.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
35th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
112th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
67th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 51.1%INC 47.8%OTH 1.2%
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.