Back to Keralam 1996 map
Keralam · Assembly Constituency 126 · 1996

Chathanoor

Winner — 1996

P.RAVEENDRAN
CPI· Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
CPI 46.8%INC 44.8%7 others 8.3%
Votes
49,083
46.8% share
Winning margin
2,115
2.0% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
67.6%
of 1,55,086

A closely fought contest. P.RAVEENDRAN won with a 2.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
P.RAVEENDRAN
Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
49,08346.8%
2
C.V.PADMARAJAN
United Democratic Front (Kerala)
46,96844.8%
3
RAJENDRAN
3,6333.5%
4
KOTTIYAM GOPALAN
PDP
2,4472.3%
5
SHEL KUMAR,G.
IND
9820.9%
6
K.P. PANKAJAKSHAN
IND
8880.8%
7
BIJU JACOB
IND
2950.3%
8
MADHUSOODANAN PILLAI
IND
2560.2%
9
N. GANAPATHI PILLAI
IND
2260.2%

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 (110th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.3% · min 0.2% · max 30.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
110th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.01
fewer partiesmore parties
9th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
75th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.01EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 46.8%INC 44.8%OTH 8.3%

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?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cashew Nut Products

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Ask the state

STATE INDICATORS · RBI 2024-25