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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 58 · 1987
Trichur
Winner — 1987
E. K. MENON
CPM· Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
CPM 47.4%IND 42.6%7 others 9.9%
Votes
41,822
47.5% share
Winning margin
4,260
4.8% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
78.3%
of 1,12,623
A closely fought contest. E. K. MENON won with a 4.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E. K. MENON | Left Democratic Front (Kerala) | 41,822 | 47.5% |
| 2 | M. VENUGOPALA MENON | IND | 37,562 | 42.6% |
| 3 | PUTHEZHATH RAMACHANDRAN | 6,779 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | P. DAMODARA MENON | IND | 681 | 0.8% |
| 5 | V. N. GOPALAKRISHNAN | IND | 319 | 0.4% |
| 6 | CHACKO A. L. | IND | 297 | 0.3% |
| 7 | JOSEPH MAMBRA | IND | 264 | 0.3% |
| 8 | K.K. DAMODHARAN MASTER | IND | 248 | 0.3% |
| 9 | AMBADATH NARAYANAN | IND | 176 | 0.2% |
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 (2nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.3% · min 0.8% · max 22.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
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2nd of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.73
fewer partiesmore parties
42nd of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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10th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.73EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 47.5%IND 42.6%BJP 7.7%OTH 2.3%
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?
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.