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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 96 · 1987Reserved (SC)

Vaikom

Winner — 1987

P. K. RAGHAVAN
CPI· Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
CPI 48.3%INC 47.9%5 others 3.7%
Votes
44,985
48.4% share
Winning margin
376
0.4% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
85.6%
of 1,08,660

Vaikom was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.4% — fewer than 376 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
P. K. RAGHAVAN
Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
44,98548.4%
2
P. K. GOPI
United Democratic Front (Kerala)
44,60947.9%
3
K. N. RAVI
IND
2,1462.3%
4
K. K. MOHANAN
IND
6510.7%
5
PONNAPPAN UMANKARI
IND
3660.4%
6
P. KUTTAN
IND
1720.2%
7
KUNJUKOCHU KOCHOLA
IND
1160.1%

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.

Average turnout (102nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 0.4% · max 22.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
102nd of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
96th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
90th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 48.4%INC 47.9%OTH 3.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,74,551
Density
895 / km²
Sex ratio
1039 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,206 km²
SC population7.8%
ST population1.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
50%HINDU
Hindu 49.8%Christian 43.5%Muslim 6.4%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water22.9%
Electricity96.6%
Sanitation96.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.7%
Children fully vaccinatedNOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.4%
Children underweight (under 5)17.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.7%
Women literate99.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.6%
Clean cooking fuel72.5%
Health insurance53.2%

What's nearby?

18 locations
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