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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 16 · 1987Reserved (ST)

North Wynad

Winner — 1987

K.RAGHVAN MASTER
INC· United Democratic Front (Kerala)
INC 51.4%CPM 41.5%2 others 7.0%
Votes
46,368
51.5% share
Winning margin
8,959
9.9% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
78.4%
of 1,14,899

A clear win with a 9.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
K.RAGHVAN MASTER
United Democratic Front (Kerala)
46,36851.5%
2
K.C. KUNHIRAMAN
Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
37,40941.5%
3
PALLIYARA RAMAN
5,3555.9%
4
M.P. KALAN
IND
9951.1%

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.

Average turnout (56th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.7% · min 1.2% · max 33.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
56th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.24
fewer partiesmore parties
117th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
136th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.5%CPM 41.5%BJP 5.9%OTH 1.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,23,003
Density
852 / km²
Sex ratio
1136 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,961 km²
SC population3.3%
ST population1.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
60%HINDU
Hindu 59.8%Muslim 29.4%Christian 10.4%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.7%
Electricity94.1%
Sanitation97.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated77.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Children underweight (under 5)17.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Women literate99.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.4%
Clean cooking fuel70.4%
Health insurance47.9%

What's nearby?

1 location
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