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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 115 · 1996

Punaloor

Winner — 1996

P.K.SREENIVASAN
CPI· Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
CPI 50.9%INC 44.7%4 others 4.4%
Votes
55,382
50.9% share
Winning margin
6,698
6.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
68.3%
of 1,59,320

A clear win with a 6.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
P.K.SREENIVASAN
Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
55,38250.9%
2
PUNALUR MADHU
United Democratic Front (Kerala)
48,68444.7%
3
V.SASIDHARAN
3,8173.5%
4
A.EX
IND
4080.4%
5
THANINIRAM SUNDRREAN
IND
3060.3%
6
R.ACHUTHANAN PILLAI
IND
2480.2%

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 (128th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
6.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.2% · min 0.5% · max 21.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
128th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.74
fewer partiesmore parties
39th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
79th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.74EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 50.9%INC 44.7%OTH 4.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,97,412
Density
452 / km²
Sex ratio
1132 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,652 km²
SC population13.7%
ST population0.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
57%HINDU
Hindu 56.9%Christian 38.1%Other 4.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.1%
Electricity94.5%
Sanitation93.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.1%
Children fully vaccinatedNOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.7%
Children underweight (under 5)11.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.4%
Women literate99.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTERNOT REPORTED
Clean cooking fuel60.1%
Health insurance50.1%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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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