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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 56 · 1987
Kunnamkulam
Winner — 1987
K.P. ARAVINDAKSHAN
CPM· Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
CPM 46.4%INC 46.0%11 others 7.6%
Votes
43,327
46.4% share
Winning margin
409
0.4% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
79.5%
of 1,17,350
Kunnamkulam was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.4% — fewer than 409 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.P. ARAVINDAKSHAN | Left Democratic Front (Kerala) | 43,327 | 46.4% |
| 2 | V. BALARAM | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | 42,918 | 46.0% |
| 3 | E. RAGHUNANDANAN | 5,441 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | V. A. RAGHAVAN MASTER | IND | 618 | 0.7% |
| 5 | KANNATH BALAKRISHNAN NAIR | IND | 173 | 0.2% |
| 6 | SIVASANKARAN C. K. | IND | 124 | 0.1% |
| 7 | VARGHESE NEELANKAVIL | IND | 116 | 0.1% |
| 8 | P. S. KRISHNAN EZHUTHASSAN | IND | 113 | 0.1% |
| 9 | E. R. PAPPACHAN | IND | 101 | 0.1% |
| 10 | K. R. SIVADASAN | IND | 100 | 0.1% |
| 11 | V. V. RAVUNNY | IND | 97 | 0.1% |
| 12 | C. CHERUNNY PAUL | IND | 89 | 0.1% |
| 13 | T. K. KUNJUMON | IND | 74 | 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.
High turnout (11th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.8% · min 0.4% · max 28.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
11th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.92
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
66th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 46.4%INC 46.0%BJP 5.8%OTH 1.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,09,934
Density
627 / km²
Sex ratio
1067 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,482 km²
SC population14.4%
ST population1.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
67%HINDU
Hindu 66.8%Muslim 28.9%Other 4.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water42.8%
Electricity93.5%
Sanitation89.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated51.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.7%
Children underweight (under 5)27.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.6%
Women literate94.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.1%
Clean cooking fuel67.5%
Health insurance53.8%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Palakkadan Matta RiceGI
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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.