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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 3 · 1991

Udma

Winner — 1991

P. RAGHAVAN
CPM· Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
CPM 44.8%INC 43.9%6 others 11.3%
Votes
47,169
44.8% share
Winning margin
957
0.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
72.2%
of 1,45,976

Udma was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.9% — fewer than 957 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
P. RAGHAVAN
Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
47,16944.8%
2
K.PO. KUNHIKANNAN
United Democratic Front (Kerala)
46,21243.9%
3
M. UMANATH RAO
10,93210.4%
4
P.V. KUNHIRAMAN
IND
3340.3%
5
A.K. MOHAMMED ASALAM
IND
2550.2%
6
MOHAMMED ALI KALANNAD
IND
2260.2%
7
K.K. VIJAYAN
IND
1330.1%
8
A.P. HAMEED
IND
690.1%

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 (81st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.9% · min 0.9% · max 26.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
81st of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.63
fewer partiesmore parties
54th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
132nd of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.63EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 44.8%INC 43.9%BJP 10.4%OTH 1.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,07,375
Density
657 / km²
Sex ratio
1080 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,989 km²
SC population4.1%
ST population3.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
56%HINDU
Hindu 55.8%Muslim 37.2%Christian 6.7%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.7%
Electricity88.8%
Sanitation91.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated92.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.3%
Children underweight (under 5)21.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.4%
Women literate95.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.7%
Clean cooking fuel73.5%
Health insurance44.0%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cashew Products
Bekal fort

Bekal fort

🏛️MonumentASI

Bekal fort

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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