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Keralam · PC 13 · 1996
Kottayam
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
REMESH CHENNITHALA
INC· INC
INC 50.3%JD 40.5%18 others 9.3%
Votes
3,44,587
50.3% share
Winning margin
67,048
9.8% of votes
Total votes cast
6,85,585
Candidates
20
Seat history
All Candidates
20 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | REMESH CHENNITHALA | INC | 3,44,587 | 50.3% |
| 2 | JAYALAKSHMI | United Front | 2,77,539 | 40.5% |
| 3 | A K ACHARY | IND | 29,319 | 4.3% |
| 4 | PAUL CHIRAKARODE | 10,083 | 1.5% | |
| 5 | K.N.SREEDHARAN | IND | 5,652 | 0.8% |
| 6 | MUHAMMED SHERIF | IND | 3,300 | 0.5% |
| 7 | K RAMACHANDRAN | JP | 2,738 | 0.4% |
| 8 | M A ABDUL RAHIM | IND | 2,117 | 0.3% |
| 9 | REV. M J PANDIT | IND | 2,104 | 0.3% |
| 10 | GOPALAKRISHNAN NAIR ANTHANATTU | IND | 1,485 | 0.2% |
| 11 | JAMES JOSEPH KANNAMBADAM | IND | 1,098 | 0.2% |
| 12 | SASI KUZHIKKADAN | 1,042 | 0.1% | |
| 13 | BABU AUGUSTINE | IND | 1,022 | 0.1% |
| 14 | CHRISTOPHER GEORGE | IND | 792 | 0.1% |
| 15 | ABRAHAM CHACKO | IND | 642 | 0.1% |
| 16 | E T KURIEN | IND | 559 | 0.1% |
| 17 | SAHADEVAN PILLAI V. | IND | 453 | 0.1% |
| 18 | MONS KALLARA | IND | 385 | 0.1% |
| 19 | SHAJI SURYA | IND | 359 | 0.1% |
| 20 | CHACKO GEORGE | IND | 309 | 0.1% |
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.
Average turnout (16th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal9.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.8% · min 0.8% · max 18.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
16th of 20How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.48
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 20How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
3rd of 20How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.3%JD 40.5%OTH 9.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,08,974
Density
255 / km²
Sex ratio
1006 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,356 km²
SC population13.1%
ST population5.0%
Figures are for Idukki, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
49%HINDU
Hindu 48.9%Christian 43.4%Muslim 7.4%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water30.2%
Electricity88.4%
Sanitation89.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated89.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.3%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.0%
Women literate94.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.1%
Clean cooking fuel54.3%
Health insurance58.1%
What's nearby?
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