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Keralam · PC 19 · 1998
Chirayinkil
Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
Varkala Radhakrishnan
CPM· Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
CPM 46.6%INC 45.5%7 others 7.9%
Votes
3,21,479
46.6% share
Winning margin
7,542
1.1% of votes
Total votes cast
6,89,744
Candidates
9
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Varkala Radhakrishnan | Left Democratic Front (Kerala) | 3,21,479 | 46.6% |
| 2 | M.M. Hassan | INC | 3,13,937 | 45.5% |
| 3 | T.M. Viswambharan | NDA | 47,249 | 6.8% |
| 4 | Nagaroor Vijayan, B.A., BEd. | 2,413 | 0.3% | |
| 5 | Surendran Karippuzha | IND | 1,320 | 0.2% |
| 6 | Devadathan | IND | 1,062 | 0.1% |
| 7 | Pandalam Rajendran | IND | 1,034 | 0.1% |
| 8 | Radhakrishnan A. | IND | 682 | 0.1% |
| 9 | Sailamony Rajasekharan | IND | 568 | 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 (12th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 4.2% · min 0.1% · max 14.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
12th of 20How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.11
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 20How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
5th of 20How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 46.6%INC 45.5%BJP 6.8%OTH 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
6 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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