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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 108 · 1996

Chengannur

Winner — 1996

SOBHANA GEORGE
INC· United Democratic Front (Kerala)
INC 43.8%ICS 40.2%7 others 16.0%
Votes
37,242
43.8% share
Winning margin
3,102
3.6% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
70.2%
of 1,21,066

A closely fought contest. SOBHANA GEORGE won with a 3.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SOBHANA GEORGE
United Democratic Front (Kerala)
37,24243.8%
2
MAMMEN IYPE
ICS
34,14040.2%
3
RAJAN MOOLAVEETTIL
10,97612.9%
4
P.P.MATHEW
IND
1,5511.8%
5
SHAJAHAN
IND
5090.6%
6
P.P.CHANDRADAS
IND
2380.3%
7
P.N.NEDUVELI
IND
2160.3%
8
SOMAN G.VENPUZHASSERY
IND
650.1%
9
JOSEPH KADAVIL
IND
600.1%

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.

Low turnout (113th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.1% · min 0.9% · max 28.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
113th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
91st of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
102nd of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.8%ICS 40.2%BJP 12.9%OTH 3.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,27,789
Density
1504 / km²
Sex ratio
1100 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,415 km²
SC population9.5%
ST population0.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
69%HINDU
Hindu 68.6%Christian 20.4%Muslim 10.6%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.9%
Electricity96.1%
Sanitation92.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.4%
Children fully vaccinated61.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.1%
Children underweight (under 5)20.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.9%
Women literate99.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER3.8%
Clean cooking fuel79.2%
Health insurance60.4%

What's nearby?

5 locations
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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.

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