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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 138 · 1987

Kovalam

Winner — 1987

A. NEELALOHITHA DASAN NADAR
LKD 57.2%INC 34.2%13 others 8.6%
Votes
54,290
57.2% share
Winning margin
21,899
23.1% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
74.6%
of 1,27,206

Kovalam is a safe seat — A. NEELALOHITHA DASAN NADAR won by 23.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
A. NEELALOHITHA DASAN NADAR
54,29057.2%
2
N. SAKTHAN NADAR
United Democratic Front (Kerala)
32,39134.1%
3
V. R. MANI
5,7156.0%
4
SIVAPRASAD GABRIEL (POONKULAM PRASAD)
IND
4930.5%
5
SASI S.
IND
4760.5%
6
THIRUVALLAM BHASI
IND
2480.3%
7
VISWANATHAN
IND
2170.2%
8
R. SUKUMARAN NAIR
IND
2100.2%
9
SUDEVAN
IND
1830.2%
10
R. DUSHYANTHAN
IND
1610.2%
11
P. SANKARA PILLAI
IND
1500.2%
12
MAIDEEN KANNU
IND
1130.1%
13
THANKARAJAN T. R.
IND
910.1%
14
CHELLAPPAN NADAR
IND
580.1%
15
M. RAMACHANDRAN
IND
530.1%

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 (24th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
23.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.2% · min 0.0% · max 23.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
24th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.99
fewer partiesmore parties
10th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
78th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.99EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LKD 57.2%INC 34.1%BJP 6.0%OTH 2.6%

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?

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