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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 49 · 2001

Palghat

Winner — 2001

K.SANKARA NARAYANAN
INC· United Democratic Front (Kerala) (UPA)
INC 48.5%CPM 38.8%4 others 12.7%
Votes
53,831
48.5% share
Winning margin
10,805
9.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
68.0%
of 1,63,131

A clear win with a 9.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
K.SANKARA NARAYANAN
United Democratic Front (Kerala) (UPA)
53,83148.5%
2
T.K.NOUSHAD
Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
43,02638.8%
3
ADV.REMA REGHUNANDAN
NDA
12,15911.0%
4
BALU .G
IND
8470.8%
5
K. ARUCHAMY
IND
7650.7%
6
M.J.JOSEPH
IND
3360.3%

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
lean
9.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.6% · min 0.3% · max 41.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
73rd of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
85th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
137th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.5%CPM 38.8%BJP 11.0%OTH 1.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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.

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