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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 124 · 1996

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Winner — 1996

BABU DIVAKARAN
RSP· Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
RSP 49.5%INC 42.6%9 others 7.9%
Votes
45,383
49.5% share
Winning margin
6,298
6.9% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
67.0%
of 1,36,783

A clear win with a 6.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BABU DIVAKARAN
Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
45,38349.5%
2
KADAVOOR SIVADASAN
United Democratic Front (Kerala)
39,08542.6%
3
P.RADHAKRISHNAN
4,7205.2%
4
KOTHETHU BHASURAN
IND
1,4151.5%
5
K.R. BRAHMANANDAN
FBL
3580.4%
6
B.IMAMUDEEN
IND
2310.3%
7
ANZAR RAHIM RAHIM
IND
1860.2%
8
CHRISTIE BAI JERVAS
IND
1340.1%
9
G.JOSEPH FERNANDEZ
IND
770.1%
10
BHUVANACHANDRAN, C.
IND
640.1%
11
MAKAYIRAM RADHAKRISHNAN NAIR
IND
510.1%

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.

Average turnout (88th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.2% · min 1.6% · max 20.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
88th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
69th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
72nd of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RSP 49.5%INC 42.6%BJP 5.2%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
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?

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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