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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 57 · 1987

Cherpu

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Winner — 1987

V. V. RAGHAVAN
CPI· Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
CPI 50.0%IND 42.8%9 others 7.2%
Votes
43,547
50.0% share
Winning margin
6,287
7.2% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
79.8%
of 1,09,032

A clear win with a 7.2% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
V. V. RAGHAVAN
CPI
Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
43,54750.0%
2
K.M. RADHAKRISHNAN
IND
37,26042.8%
3
P. CHANDRASEKHARAN
BJP
4,6335.3%
4
SAMZACHARIAS
IND
4550.5%
5
CHANDRAN C. N.
IND
2440.3%
6
ABDULLA KARAYIL
IND
2410.3%
7
GOPALAN CHAZHUPURAKKAL
IND
2040.2%
8
SIDDAJI SADHARTHAN
IND
1740.2%
9
WILSON KADAMPATTUPARABIL
IND
1190.1%
10
VISWAMBHARAN N.K.
IND
880.1%
11
M.S. CHANDRAPRAKASAM
IND
710.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (67th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.0% · min 2.1% · max 22.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
67th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.70
fewer partiesmore parties
46th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
19th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.70EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 50.0%IND 42.8%BJP 5.3%OTH 1.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Palakkadan Matta RiceGI

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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