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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 85 · 1987
Udumbanchola
Winner — 1987
MATHEW STEPHEN
IND
IND 49.8%CPM 45.3%11 others 4.9%
Votes
54,127
49.8% share
Winning margin
4,940
4.5% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
75.6%
of 1,43,591
A closely fought contest. MATHEW STEPHEN won with a 4.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MATHEW STEPHEN | IND | 54,127 | 49.8% |
| 2 | JINADEVAN M. | Left Democratic Front (Kerala) | 49,187 | 45.3% |
| 3 | KRISHNANKUTTY GOPALAN | 3,051 | 2.8% | |
| 4 | THANKACHAN | IND | 850 | 0.8% |
| 5 | MANMADAN NAIR AYYAPPAN NAIR | IND | 426 | 0.4% |
| 6 | JOHN | IND | 315 | 0.3% |
| 7 | JAMES | IND | 172 | 0.2% |
| 8 | SANKARAN KOTTAN | IND | 167 | 0.1% |
| 9 | RAJU THOMAS | IND | 123 | 0.1% |
| 10 | GOPALAN B. K | IND | 56 | 0.1% |
| 11 | AUGUSTINE AUGUSTINE | IND | 53 | 0.1% |
| 12 | JOSEPH MATHEW | IND | 45 | 0.0% |
| 13 | THANKAYYA VEDA MANICKAN NADAR | IND | 28 | 0.0% |
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 (100th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.5% · min 0.1% · max 29.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
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100th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
116th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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28th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 49.8%CPM 45.3%OTH 4.9%
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?
9 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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