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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 122 · 1987

Chavara

Winner — 1987

BABY JOHN
RSP· Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
RSP 52.8%INC 42.3%8 others 5.0%
Votes
47,987
52.8% share
Winning margin
9,537
10.5% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
84.2%
of 1,08,053

A clear win with a 10.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BABY JOHN
Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
47,98752.8%
2
K. SURESH BABU
United Democratic Front (Kerala)
38,45042.3%
3
R. MADANAN
3,1453.5%
4
P. G. ELIAS
IND
3750.4%
5
RAJAGOPALA PILLAI
IND
3360.4%
6
ABU MOHAMMED
IND
2410.3%
7
ASOKAN
IND
2270.3%
8
ABDUL SAMAD
IND
840.1%
9
JAMES KASMAL
IND
620.1%
10
GOPINATHAN NAIR
IND
380.0%

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 (123rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.4% · min 0.9% · max 31.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
123rd of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.67
fewer partiesmore parties
50th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
64th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.67EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RSP 52.8%INC 42.3%OTH 5.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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