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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 12 · 1996 by-elections
Tellicherry
Winner — 1996 by-elections
E.K. Nayanar
CPM 56.7%INC 33.9%2 others 9.5%
Votes
60,841
56.7% share
Winning margin
24,501
22.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Tellicherry is a safe seat — E.K. Nayanar won by 22.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E.K. Nayanar | 60,841 | 56.7% | |
| 2 | T. Asafali | 36,340 | 33.9% | |
| 3 | P.K. Krishnadas | 9,852 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | V. Sasi | IND | 292 | 0.3% |
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.
High turnout (16th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe22.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 2.4% · max 31.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
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16th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
88th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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93rd of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
2 seats · 2 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 56.7%INC 33.9%BJP 9.2%OTH 0.3%
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?
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