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Keralam · PC 19 · 1996

Chirayinkil

Winner — Lok Sabha 1996

A.SAMPATH
CPM· United Front
CPM 48.5%INC 41.5%15 others 10.0%
Votes
3,30,079
48.5% share
Winning margin
48,083
7.1% of votes
Total votes cast
6,80,181
Candidates
17
Seat history

All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
A.SAMPATH
United Front
3,30,07948.5%
2
THALEKKUNNIL BASHEER
INC
2,81,99641.5%
3
R.RADHAKRISHNAN UNNITHAN
BJP
30,3484.5%
4
PULIPARA BIJU
PDP
11,9631.8%
5
SUSEELA RAJAN
IND
7,8071.1%
6
DEVADETHAN
IND
3,2980.5%
7
SEBASTIAN
IND
3,2900.5%
8
JOTHISHKUMAR
2,3420.3%
9
SUNNY JOSEPH
IND
1,6700.3%
10
POOVACHAL USHA
JP
1,4050.2%
11
KALLAYAM CHANDRA MOHAN
IND
1,2350.2%
12
K.V.ANANDAN
IND
1,1610.2%
13
RAVEENDRAN NAIR
IND
1,1550.2%
14
C.B.RAMAKRISHNAN ALIAS M.R.KHAN
IND
7450.1%
15
S. VELAYUDHAN NAIR
IND
6240.1%
16
ABDUL AZEEZ
IND
5330.1%
17
BALAKRISHNAN
IND
5300.1%

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 (12th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
7.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 4.2% · min 0.1% · max 14.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
12th of 20

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.11
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 20

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
5th of 20

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 48.5%INC 41.5%OTH 10.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
33,01,427
Density
1508 / km²
Sex ratio
1087 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,189 km²
SC population11.3%
ST population0.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%HINDU
Hindu 66.5%Christian 19.1%Muslim 13.7%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.2%
Electricity94.6%
Sanitation94.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated72.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.5%
Children underweight (under 5)15.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.0%
Women literate98.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.2%
Clean cooking fuel72.2%
Health insurance48.7%

What's nearby?

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