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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Keralam · PC 4 · 1998
Calicut
Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
Adv. P. Sankaran
INC· United Democratic Front (Kerala)
INC 45.3%JD 42.9%4 others 11.8%
Votes
3,56,392
45.3% share
Winning margin
18,657
2.4% of votes
Total votes cast
7,87,418
Candidates
6
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adv. P. Sankaran | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | 3,56,392 | 45.3% |
| 2 | M.P. Veerendra Kumar | 3,37,735 | 42.9% | |
| 3 | Adv. P.S. Sreedharan Pillai | NDA | 83,902 | 10.7% |
| 4 | Ahammed Devar Kovil | INL | 8,425 | 1.1% |
| 5 | M.P. Shanthi Varma Jain | IND | 592 | 0.1% |
| 6 | Valsaraj C.K | IND | 372 | 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 (6th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.5% · min 0.3% · max 39.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
6th of 20How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
19th of 20How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
14th of 20How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.3%JD 42.9%BJP 10.7%OTH 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
8,17,420
Density
384 / km²
Sex ratio
1035 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,130 km²
SC population4.0%
ST population18.5%
Figures are for Wayanad, this seat's primary district — it spans 3 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
49%HINDU
Hindu 49.5%Muslim 28.6%Christian 21.3%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water22.6%
Electricity80.8%
Sanitation91.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated86.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.3%
Children underweight (under 5)22.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.9%
Women literate93.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.4%
Clean cooking fuel55.7%
Health insurance64.8%
What's nearby?
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