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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 3 · 1987

Udma

Winner — 1987

K. P. KUNHIKANNAN
INC· United Democratic Front (Kerala)
INC 51.4%CPM 42.2%12 others 6.4%
Votes
43,775
51.4% share
Winning margin
7,845
9.2% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
69.6%
of 1,22,373

A clear win with a 9.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
K. P. KUNHIKANNAN
United Democratic Front (Kerala)
43,77551.4%
2
PURUSHOTHAMAN K.
Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
35,93042.2%
3
M. UMANATH RAO
2,8203.3%
4
P. KUNHIKANNAN
IND
9431.1%
5
ABDULLAH
IND
5050.6%
6
M. ASHRAF
IND
2790.3%
7
C. H. MOHAMMAD FAZAL
IND
1620.2%
8
BASHEER AHAMMAD MAHIN
IND
1340.2%
9
P. K. MOHAMMAD
IND
1320.2%
10
VIJAYAN
IND
1140.1%
11
K. SURENDRAN
IND
1020.1%
12
R. RAMAKRISHANA PILLAI
IND
950.1%
13
MUHAMMED KUNHI P.
IND
900.1%
14
ABDUL KADAR
IND
520.1%

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 (81st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.9% · min 0.9% · max 26.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
81st of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.63
fewer partiesmore parties
54th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
132nd of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.63EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.4%CPM 42.2%OTH 6.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cashew Products
Bekal fort

Bekal fort

🏛️MonumentASI

Bekal fort

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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