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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 93 · 1991

Poonjar

Winner — 1991

JOY ABRAHAM
KEC(M)· United Democratic Front (Kerala)
KEC(M) 53.8%JD 41.1%6 others 5.1%
Votes
43,936
53.8% share
Winning margin
10,418
12.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
69.4%
of 1,17,682

A clear win with a 12.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JOY ABRAHAM
United Democratic Front (Kerala)
43,93653.8%
2
N.M. JOSEPH
United Democratic Front (Kerala)
33,51841.1%
3
BALAKRISHNA NAIR
2,6603.3%
4
VIJAYAN KUMARAN
IND
6960.8%
5
MATHEW EDAMARUKU
3570.4%
6
JAMES JOHN
IND
2250.3%
7
K.T. JOSEPH
JP
1800.2%
8
JOY JOSEPH
IND
560.1%

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 (111th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
12.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.2% · min 1.4% · max 24.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
111th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.02
fewer partiesmore parties
8th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
107th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.02EFFECTIVE PARTIES
KEC(M) 53.8%JD 41.1%OTH 5.1%

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?

3 locations
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