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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 110 · 1996Reserved (SC)

Pandalam

Winner — 1996

P.K.KUMARAN
CPM· Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
CPM 47.6%JPSS 42.7%6 others 9.6%
Votes
50,056
47.6% share
Winning margin
5,160
4.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
70.8%
of 1,48,431

A closely fought contest. P.K.KUMARAN won with a 4.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
P.K.KUMARAN
Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
50,05647.6%
2
PANDALAM BHARATHAN
JPSS
44,89642.7%
3
PRASANNA THANKAPPAN
7,2796.9%
4
BHAWANI CHELLAPPAN
IND
1,0811.0%
5
SURENDRAN PAPPY
IND
6730.6%
6
VIJAYAMMA MADHAVAN
IND
5480.5%
7
DAMODARAN AZHAKAN
IND
3160.3%
8
JEEVAN BOSE KALASSERY
IND
2220.2%

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 (135th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.1% · min 0.1% · max 31.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
135th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.88
fewer partiesmore parties
20th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
97th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 47.6%JPSS 42.7%BJP 6.9%OTH 2.7%

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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