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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 13 · 1991
Peringalam
Winner — 1991
K.M. SOOPPY
MUL· United Democratic Front (Kerala)
MUL 48.8%JD 47.2%2 others 4.0%
Votes
49,183
48.8% share
Winning margin
1,649
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
71.3%
of 1,41,409
Peringalam was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 1,649 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.M. SOOPPY |  MUL | 49,183 | 48.8% |
| 2 | P.R. KARUP | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | 47,534 | 47.2% |
| 3 | O.K. VASU MASTER | 2,186 | 2.2% | |
| 4 | MANEKKARA REVI | JP | 1,868 | 1.9% |
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 (104th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.9% · min 0.4% · max 49.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
104th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.67
fewer partiesmore parties
49th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
82nd of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.67EFFECTIVE PARTIES
MUL 48.8%JD 47.2%OTH 4.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,23,003
Density
852 / km²
Sex ratio
1136 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,961 km²
SC population3.3%
ST population1.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
60%HINDU
Hindu 59.8%Muslim 29.4%Christian 10.4%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.7%
Electricity94.1%
Sanitation97.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated77.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Children underweight (under 5)17.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Women literate99.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.4%
Clean cooking fuel70.4%
Health insurance47.9%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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