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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 124 · 1987

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Winner — 1987

BABU DIVAKARAN
RSP· Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
RSP 49.5%IND 34.7%16 others 15.8%
Votes
42,617
49.5% share
Winning margin
12,722
14.8% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
77.3%
of 1,11,343

A clear win with a 14.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BABU DIVAKARAN
Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
42,61749.5%
2
KADAVOOR SIVADASAN
IND
29,89534.7%
3
C. RAJENDRAN
10,20611.9%
4
KALEELIL APPUKUTTAN PILLAI
IND
6130.7%
5
Y. MOHAMMED KUNJE
IND
5460.6%
6
JESSY ALPHONE
IND
5010.6%
7
V. MOHAN KUMAR
IND
3890.5%
8
MEERA SAHIB
IND
2780.3%
9
S. SANKARA SUBRAMONIAM
IND
1810.2%
10
K. Z. YESUDAS
IND
1780.2%
11
NALINAKSHAN
IND
1330.1%
12
PALAKASSERIL RAMACHANDRAN
IND
1010.1%
13
BALU RAGHAVAN
IND
1010.1%
14
MOHAMMED SALI
IND
980.1%
15
N. GEORGE LAZAR
IND
880.1%
16
R. KRISHNAN KUTTY NAIR
IND
640.1%
17
A. BASHEER
IND
550.1%
18
K. P. PUSHPANGADAN
IND
320.0%

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.

Average turnout (88th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
14.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.2% · min 1.6% · max 20.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
88th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
69th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
72nd of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RSP 49.5%IND 34.7%BJP 11.9%OTH 3.9%

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?

5 locations
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