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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 84 · 1987
Idukki
Winner — 1987
ROSAMMA CHACKO
INC· United Democratic Front (Kerala)
INC 36.4%IND 34.7%8 others 28.9%
Votes
34,330
36.4% share
Winning margin
1,570
1.7% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
78.8%
of 1,19,683
Idukki was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.7% — fewer than 1,570 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROSAMMA CHACKO | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | 34,330 | 36.4% |
| 2 | P. P. SULAIMAN RAWTHER | IND | 32,760 | 34.7% |
| 3 | MARY SYRIAC | IND | 24,529 | 26.0% |
| 4 | ABRAHAM JOSEPH | IND | 1,800 | 1.9% |
| 5 | SAM KUNJU JANARDHANAN | IND | 335 | 0.4% |
| 6 | PARAMESWARAN ACHARY KUTTAN | IND | 245 | 0.3% |
| 7 | KUNJU MADHAVAN | IND | 96 | 0.1% |
| 8 | P. K. VASUDEVAN | IND | 96 | 0.1% |
| 9 | A. V. GEORGE | IND | 66 | 0.1% |
| 10 | T. K. DAMODHARAN | IND | 44 | 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 (3rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.7% · min 1.7% · max 23.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
3rd of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.89
fewer partiesmore parties
19th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
56th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.89EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 36.4%IND 34.7%IND 26.0%OTH 2.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,82,388
Density
1072 / km²
Sex ratio
1027 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,063 km²
SC population8.2%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
46%HINDU
Hindu 46.0%Christian 38.0%Muslim 15.7%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water57.3%
Electricity97.4%
Sanitation97.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.1%
Children fully vaccinated82.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.0%
Children underweight (under 5)19.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.7%
Women literate99.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER2.9%
Clean cooking fuel88.4%
Health insurance46.2%
What's nearby?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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