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Kasaragod

Winner — Lok Sabha 1996

T. GOVINDAN
CPM· United Front
CPM 46.6%INC 37.3%18 others 16.1%
Votes
3,71,997
46.6% share
Winning margin
74,730
9.4% of votes
Total votes cast
7,97,847
Candidates
20
Seat history

All Candidates

20 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
T. GOVINDAN
United Front
3,71,99746.6%
2
I. RAMA RAI
INC
2,97,26737.3%
3
P.K. KRISHNADAS
BJP
97,57712.2%
4
T.M. KUNHI
IND
4,4460.6%
5
B.K. AHAMMED KUNHI
IND
4,1550.5%
6
ISMAIL ANDUMAN
IND
3,4440.4%
7
A. VISHWANATHAN
IND
2,5500.3%
8
AMBADI RAMAN
IND
2,3900.3%
9
P.K. RAMAN
IND
2,1460.3%
10
BALAKRISHNAN
IND
2,0270.3%
11
ABBAS MUDALAPPARA
IND
1,7340.2%
12
VADAKKEDATH KESHAVAN
IND
1,7220.2%
13
T.M. DEVAKI AMMA THIRUMUMBU
IND
1,3860.2%
14
MUHAMMED ALI KALNAD
IND
1,1100.1%
15
NARAYANAN PALERI
IND
8660.1%
16
ABDUL AZEEZ
IND
7070.1%
17
SHAMSUDDEEN MUHAMMED HAJI
IND
6510.1%
18
ISMAIL K.T. CHEMNAD
IND
6210.1%
19
AKKARAMMAL KANTHAN
IND
5310.1%
20
K. PADMARAJAN
IND
5200.1%

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.

High turnout (3rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.6% · min 0.2% · max 35.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
3rd of 20

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.81
fewer partiesmore parties
10th of 20

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
16th of 20

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.81EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 46.6%INC 37.3%BJP 12.2%OTH 3.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,07,375
Density
657 / km²
Sex ratio
1080 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,989 km²
SC population4.1%
ST population3.7%

Figures are for Kasaragod, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
56%HINDU
Hindu 55.8%Muslim 37.2%Christian 6.7%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.7%
Electricity88.8%
Sanitation91.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated92.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.3%
Children underweight (under 5)21.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.4%
Women literate95.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.7%
Clean cooking fuel73.5%
Health insurance44.0%

What's nearby?

9 locations
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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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