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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 1 · 1996
Manjeswar
Winner — 1996
CHERKALAM ABDULLAH
MUL· United Democratic Front (Kerala)
MUL 38.2%BJP 35.7%3 others 26.1%
Votes
34,705
38.2% share
Winning margin
2,292
2.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
64.2%
of 1,41,375
A closely fought contest. CHERKALAM ABDULLAH won with a 2.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHERKALAM ABDULLAH |  MUL | 34,705 | 38.2% |
| 2 | V.BALAKRISHNA SHETTY | 32,413 | 35.7% | |
| 3 | M.RAMANNA RAI | Left Democratic Front (Kerala) | 22,601 | 24.9% |
| 4 | K.S.FAKRUDDEEN | IND | 608 | 0.7% |
| 5 | M.K.E.ABBAS | IND | 455 | 0.5% |
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 (38th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal2.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.4% · min 0.1% · max 20.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
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38th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
87th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
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138th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
MUL 38.2%BJP 35.7%CPM 24.9%OTH 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.