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Thiruvananthapuram

Winner — 2005 by-election

Pannyan Raveendran
CPI 51.4%INC 41.6%13 others 7.0%
Votes
3,90,324
51.4% share
Winning margin
74,200
9.8% of votes
Total votes cast
7,59,237
Candidates
15
Seat history

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Pannyan Raveendran
3,90,32451.4%
2
Adv.V.S.Sivakumar
3,16,12441.6%
3
C.K.Padmanabhan
36,6904.8%
4
V.S.Sivakumar
IND
4,4670.6%
5
S.Sivakumar
IND
3,0490.4%
6
Chennan Raveendran
IND
2,1960.3%
7
K.Arun Kumar
IND
1,9830.3%
8
Pannyode Raveendran
IND
1,3650.2%
9
B.Imamudeen
IND
7640.1%
10
V.T.Cherian
IND
4810.1%
11
Nedumam Jayakumar
IND
4760.1%
12
Mohana Krishnan.M.
IND
3820.1%
13
K.R.Meena
IND
3740.1%
14
Babington
IND
3380.0%
15
Dr.K.Padmarajan
IND
2240.0%

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.

Low turnout (17th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
9.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.0% · min 1.7% · max 23.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
17th of 20

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.02
fewer partiesmore parties
5th of 20

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
12th of 20

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.02EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 51.4%INC 41.6%OTH 6.9%

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?

22 locations
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