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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 105 · 1970
Ranni
Winner — 1970
JACOB SKARIAH
IND
IND 32.8%IND 31.7%4 others 35.5%
Votes
16,136
32.8% share
Winning margin
577
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
76.7%
of 64,065
Ranni was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 577 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JACOB SKARIAH | IND | 16,136 | 32.8% |
| 2 | SUNNY PANAVELY | IND | 15,559 | 31.7% |
| 3 | M. K. DIVAKARAN | Left | 8,353 | 17.0% |
| 4 | M.K. STEPHEN MUNDUKOTTAL | Swatantra Party | 7,982 | 16.2% |
| 5 | SOMAN KOTTARATHIL | IND | 565 | 1.1% |
| 6 | A. N. DAMODARAN PILLAI | IND | 556 | 1.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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.
High turnout (28th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.2% · min 0.1% · max 22.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
28th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
94th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
36th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
133 seats · 67 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 32.8%IND 31.7%CPI 17.0%SWA 16.2%OTH 2.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,27,789
Density
1504 / km²
Sex ratio
1100 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,415 km²
SC population9.5%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
69%HINDU
Hindu 68.6%Christian 20.4%Muslim 10.6%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.9%
Electricity96.1%
Sanitation92.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.4%
Children fully vaccinated61.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.1%
Children underweight (under 5)20.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.9%
Women literate99.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER3.8%
Clean cooking fuel79.2%
Health insurance60.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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