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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 116 · 1996
Chadayamangalam
Winner — 1996
R. LATHA DEVI
CPI· Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
CPI 48.7%INC 45.6%4 others 5.7%
Votes
42,550
48.7% share
Winning margin
2,746
3.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
66.6%
of 1,31,047
A closely fought contest. R. LATHA DEVI won with a 3.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. LATHA DEVI | Left Democratic Front (Kerala) | 42,550 | 48.7% |
| 2 | PRAYAR GOPALAKRISHNAN | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | 39,804 | 45.6% |
| 3 | ABDUL RASHEED MAULAVI, U.K. | PDP | 3,258 | 3.7% |
| 4 | ANCHAL BHASI | IND | 1,326 | 1.5% |
| 5 | P.LALKUMAR | IND | 232 | 0.3% |
| 6 | E.M.SHAHAB | IND | 136 | 0.2% |
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.
Average turnout (65th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.3% · min 0.5% · max 21.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
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65th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.72
fewer partiesmore parties
44th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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127th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.72EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 48.7%INC 45.6%OTH 5.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,35,375
Density
1061 / km²
Sex ratio
1113 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,483 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population0.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
64%HINDU
Hindu 64.4%Muslim 19.3%Christian 16.0%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water27.1%
Electricity95.1%
Sanitation94.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated85.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.5%
Children underweight (under 5)17.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.0%
Women literate98.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.8%
Clean cooking fuel80.1%
Health insurance56.0%
What's nearby?
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