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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 119 · 1987
Adoor
Winner — 1987
R. UNNIKRISHNA PILLAI
CPM· Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
CPM 48.0%INC 46.5%4 others 5.5%
Votes
37,990
48.0% share
Winning margin
1,226
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
80.3%
of 98,505
Adoor was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 1,226 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. UNNIKRISHNA PILLAI | Left Democratic Front (Kerala) | 37,990 | 48.0% |
| 2 | THENNALA BALAKRISHNA PILLAI | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | 36,764 | 46.5% |
| 3 | G. BALAKRISHNA PILLAI | 3,407 | 4.3% | |
| 4 | P. J. BABU | IND | 439 | 0.6% |
| 5 | S. K. SAMUEL | IND | 264 | 0.3% |
| 6 | DAVIS | IND | 263 | 0.3% |
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.
Low turnout (116th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 0.7% · max 28.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
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116th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.61
fewer partiesmore parties
62nd of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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112th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 48.0%INC 46.5%OTH 5.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,35,375
Density
1061 / km²
Sex ratio
1113 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,483 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population0.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
64%HINDU
Hindu 64.4%Muslim 19.3%Christian 16.0%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water27.1%
Electricity95.1%
Sanitation94.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated85.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.5%
Children underweight (under 5)17.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.0%
Women literate98.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.8%
Clean cooking fuel80.1%
Health insurance56.0%
What's nearby?
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