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Keralam · PC 8 · 1996Reserved (SC)
Ottapalam
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
S. AJAYAKUMAR
CPM· United Front
CPM 47.5%INC 44.1%2 others 8.5%
Votes
3,24,022
47.5% share
Winning margin
23,064
3.4% of votes
Total votes cast
6,82,857
Candidates
4
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. AJAYAKUMAR | United Front | 3,24,022 | 47.5% |
| 2 | VIJAYALAKSHMI K K | INC | 3,00,958 | 44.1% |
| 3 | K V KUMARAN | BJP | 49,296 | 7.2% |
| 4 | K AMBUJAKSHAN | PDP | 8,581 | 1.3% |
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 (7th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal3.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 5.0% · min 0.2% · max 11.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
7th of 20How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.98
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 20How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
8th of 20How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.98EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 47.5%INC 44.1%BJP 7.2%OTH 1.3%
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?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.