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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 49 · 1991
Palghat
Winner — 1991
C.M. SUNDARAM
INC· United Democratic Front (Kerala)
INC 45.1%CPM 41.3%6 others 13.6%
Votes
41,432
45.1% share
Winning margin
3,507
3.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
65.3%
of 1,40,683
A closely fought contest. C.M. SUNDARAM won with a 3.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C.M. SUNDARAM | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | 41,432 | 45.1% |
| 2 | M.S. GOPALAKIRSHNAN | Left Democratic Front (Kerala) | 37,925 | 41.3% |
| 3 | T.M.P. IYER | 10,648 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | A.K. PONNAN | IND | 846 | 0.9% |
| 5 | S.V. IYER | IND | 414 | 0.5% |
| 6 | M. SIVANARAYANAN | IND | 278 | 0.3% |
| 7 | K. APPUKUTTAN | IND | 193 | 0.2% |
| 8 | P.P. MENON | IND | 159 | 0.2% |
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 (73rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.8%
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
INC 45.1%CPM 41.3%BJP 11.6%OTH 2.1%
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.