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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 2 · 1987
Kasaragod
Winner — 1987
C. T. AHAMMAD ALI
MUL· United Democratic Front (Kerala)
MUL 47.8%BJP 31.6%4 others 20.6%
Votes
41,407
47.8% share
Winning margin
14,057
16.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
80.1%
of 1,08,118
Kasaragod is a safe seat — C. T. AHAMMAD ALI won by 16.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. T. AHAMMAD ALI |  MULUnited Democratic Front (Kerala) | 41,407 | 47.8% |
| 2 | SHRIKRISHAN BHAT | 27,350 | 31.6% | |
| 3 | M. RAMANNA RAI | Left Democratic Front (Kerala) | 17,049 | 19.7% |
| 4 | Y. GOPALAN | IND | 582 | 0.7% |
| 5 | ABDULLAH MALLATH | IND | 120 | 0.1% |
| 6 | ERIYAL SHEREEF | IND | 92 | 0.1% |
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 (61st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.9% · min 0.2% · max 32.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
61st of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.84
fewer partiesmore parties
23rd of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
109th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.84EFFECTIVE PARTIES
MUL 47.8%BJP 31.6%CPM 19.7%OTH 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,07,375
Density
657 / km²
Sex ratio
1080 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,989 km²
SC population4.1%
ST population3.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
56%HINDU
Hindu 55.8%Muslim 37.2%Christian 6.7%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.7%
Electricity88.8%
Sanitation91.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated92.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.3%
Children underweight (under 5)21.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.4%
Women literate95.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.7%
Clean cooking fuel73.5%
Health insurance44.0%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.