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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 127 · 1987

Varkala

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Winner — 1987

VARKALA RADHAKRISHNAN
CPM· Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
CPM 53.7%IND 34.5%13 others 11.8%
Votes
40,381
53.8% share
Winning margin
14,460
19.3% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
67.2%
of 1,11,808

Varkala is a safe seat — VARKALA RADHAKRISHNAN won by 19.3%.

Seat history
⚖ Compare 1982 vs 1987

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VARKALA RADHAKRISHNAN
CPM
Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
40,38153.8%
2
N. SREENIVASAN
IND
25,92134.5%
3
GOPINATH KUNJAN PILLAY
IND
6,2448.3%
4
SUMANASAN
IND
6720.9%
5
P. S. THANKAPPAN
IND
3330.4%
6
M. SHARAFUDEEN
IND
2520.3%
7
K. NAZARUDEEN
IND
2480.3%
8
CHERUNNIYOOR D. RADHAKRISHNAN
IND
2400.3%
9
K. V. VASUDEVAN
IND
1550.2%
10
VIVEKANANDAN
IND
1420.2%
11
G. P. SREEDHARAN
IND
1290.2%
12
KUNJUKRISHNAN ASARI
IND
1270.2%
13
VARKALA BALAN
IND
1060.1%
14
RAJASEKHARAN NAYAR
IND
970.1%
15
S. YOOSUF
IND
870.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (126th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
19.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.1% · min 0.6% · max 34.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
126th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.87
fewer partiesmore parties
21st of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
94th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.87EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 53.8%IND 34.5%IND 8.3%OTH 3.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
33,01,427
Density
1508 / km²
Sex ratio
1087 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,189 km²
SC population11.3%
ST population0.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%HINDU
Hindu 66.5%Christian 19.1%Muslim 13.7%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.2%
Electricity94.6%
Sanitation94.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated72.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.5%
Children underweight (under 5)15.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.0%
Women literate98.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.2%
Clean cooking fuel72.2%
Health insurance48.7%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handloom Products
Janardanaswamy Temple

Janardanaswamy Temple

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