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Keralam · PC 8 · 2014

Palakkad

Winner — Lok Sabha 2014

M B RAJESH
CPM· Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
CPM 45.4%SJD 33.8%14 others 20.9%
Votes
4,12,897
45.4% share
Winning margin
1,05,300
11.6% of votes
Total votes cast
9,10,322
Candidates
16
Seat history

5 of 16 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.14 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
M B RAJESH
CPM
Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
4,12,89745.4%
2
M P VEERENDRAKUMAR
SJD
3,07,59733.8%
3
SOBHASURENDRAN
BJP
NDA
1,36,58715.0%
4
E S KHAJA HUSSAIN
SDPI
12,5041.4%
—
NOTA
NOTA
11,2911.2%
6
THENNILAPURAM RADHAKRISHNAN
WPOI
8,6670.9%
7
B PADMANABHAN
AAP
4,9330.5%
8
VEERENDRAKUMAR O P
IND
3,9460.4%
9
RAJESH S
SHS
NDA
2,6540.3%
10
HARI ARUMBIL
BSP
1,9630.2%
11
V S SHANAVAS
IND
1,9460.2%
12
SREEJITH
IND
1,4160.2%
13
ABHIMOD
IND
1,2310.1%
14
C.K. RAMAKRISHNAN
IND
1,0920.1%
15
ABOOBAKKER SIDHIKH
AITC
8280.1%
16
PRADEEP
IND
7700.1%
The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (7th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
11.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 5.0% · min 0.2% · max 11.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
7th of 20

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.98
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 20

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
8th of 20

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.98EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 45.4%SJD 33.8%BJP 15.0%OTH 4.6%NOTA 1.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.14 Cr

A 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 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Palakkadan Matta RiceGI
🛕

Manapullikavu

🛕TempleWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM
Palakkad fort

Palakkad fort

🏛️MonumentASI

Palakkad fort

📍Google MapsOSM
Siva temple

Siva temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Siva temple

📍Google MapsOSM
🖼️

Rice Museum, Kerala

🖼️MuseumWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM
⛪

St. Raphael's Cathedral Church

⛪ChurchWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM

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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