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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Keralam · Assembly Constituency 17 · 1965
Meppayur
Winner — 1965
M.K KELU
CPM 45.0%INC 29.2%1 others 25.8%
Votes
23,998
45.0% share
Winning margin
8,443
15.8% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
82.6%
of 64,503
Meppayur is a safe seat — M.K KELU won by 15.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M.K KELU | 23,998 | 45.0% | |
| 2 | K. GOPALAN | 15,555 | 29.2% | |
| 3 | M. HAKKIMJI SAHEB | ML | 13,727 | 25.8% |
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 (62nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.0% · min 0.9% · max 36.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
62nd of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
75th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
49th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
133 seats · 67 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 45.0%INC 29.2%ML 25.8%
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%
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?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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