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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 140 · 1991

Parassala

Winner — 1991

M.R. RAGHU CHANDRA BAL
INC· United Democratic Front (Kerala)
INC 49.4%CPM 41.6%4 others 8.9%
Votes
48,423
49.4% share
Winning margin
7,635
7.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
69.1%
of 1,41,743

A clear win with a 7.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
M.R. RAGHU CHANDRA BAL
United Democratic Front (Kerala)
48,42349.4%
2
SATHYANESAN
Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
40,78841.6%
3
PREMKUMAR
7,9348.1%
4
PONNUY PILLAI
4060.4%
5
NAGENDRAN
IND
2520.3%
6
MARIA SOOSAN
IND
1470.1%

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 (76th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.4% · min 4.1% · max 22.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
76th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.70
fewer partiesmore parties
48th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
74th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.70EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.4%CPM 41.6%BJP 8.1%OTH 0.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
33,01,427
Density
1508 / km²
Sex ratio
1087 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,189 km²
SC population11.3%
ST population0.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%HINDU
Hindu 66.5%Christian 19.1%Muslim 13.7%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.2%
Electricity94.6%
Sanitation94.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated72.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.5%
Children underweight (under 5)15.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.0%
Women literate98.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.2%
Clean cooking fuel72.2%
Health insurance48.7%

What's nearby?

1 location
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