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Keralam · PC 11 · 2003 by-election

Ernakulam

Winner — 2003 by-election

Dr.Sebastian Paul
Independent
IND 45.9%INC 42.9%5 others 11.3%
Votes
3,35,308
45.9% share
Winning margin
22,132
3.0% of votes
Total votes cast
7,30,725
Candidates
7
Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Dr.Sebastian Paul
IND
3,35,30845.9%
2
M.O.John
3,13,17642.9%
3
V.Viswanatha Menon
IND
51,4207.0%
4
Poonthura Siraj
IND
17,4262.4%
5
Francis Kalathunkal
IND
8,8561.2%
6
Suresh M.K
IND
2,3240.3%
7
Dr.K.Padmarajan
IND
2,2150.3%

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 (11th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
3.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.9% · min 0.6% · max 14.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
11th of 20

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.15
fewer partiesmore parties
1st of 20

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
9th of 20

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 45.9%INC 42.9%IND 7.0%OTH 4.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,82,388
Density
1072 / km²
Sex ratio
1027 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,063 km²
SC population8.2%
ST population0.5%

Figures are for Ernakulam, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
46%HINDU
Hindu 46.0%Christian 38.0%Muslim 15.7%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water57.3%
Electricity97.4%
Sanitation97.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.1%
Children fully vaccinated82.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.0%
Children underweight (under 5)19.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.7%
Women literate99.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER2.9%
Clean cooking fuel88.4%
Health insurance46.2%

What's nearby?

33 locations
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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.

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