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Keralam · PC 6 · 2021 by-election
Malappuram
Winner — 2021 by-election
Abdussamad Samadani
IUML 49.0%CPM 38.5%5 others 12.5%
Votes
5,38,438
49.0% share
Winning margin
1,14,692
10.4% of votes
Total votes cast
10,99,805
Candidates
7
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abdussamad Samadani | 5,38,438 | 49.0% | |
| 2 | V.P. Sanu | 4,23,746 | 38.5% | |
| 3 | A.P. Abdullakutty | 68,965 | 6.3% | |
| 4 | Dr. Tasleem Rahmani | 46,852 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Adv. Sayyid Sadique Ali Thangal | IND | 10,479 | 0.9% |
| 6 | Yoonus Saleem | IND | 7,065 | 0.6% |
| 7 | NOTA | — | 4,260 | 0.4% |
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 (10th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe10.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.4% · min 4.0% · max 36.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
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10th of 20How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
20th of 20How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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17th of 20How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IUML 49.0%CPM 38.5%BJP 6.3%OTH 6.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
41,12,920
Density
1157 / km²
Sex ratio
1098 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,554 km²
SC population7.5%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
70%MUSLIM
Muslim 70.2%Hindu 27.6%Other 2.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water14.9%
Electricity94.3%
Sanitation97.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated80.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.7%
Women literate99.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.3%
Clean cooking fuel59.0%
Health insurance42.8%
What's nearby?
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