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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 127 · 1996
Varkala
Winner — 1996
A.ALI HASSAN
CPM· Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
CPM 55.2%INC 20.6%8 others 24.2%
Votes
42,093
55.2% share
Winning margin
26,389
34.6% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
57.8%
of 1,31,824
Varkala is a safe seat — A.ALI HASSAN won by 34.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A.ALI HASSAN | Left Democratic Front (Kerala) | 42,093 | 55.2% |
| 2 | G.PRIYADARSANAN | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | 15,704 | 20.6% |
| 3 | K. SUDARSANAN | IND | 15,279 | 20.0% |
| 4 | VARKALA SAJEEV | 2,084 | 2.7% | |
| 5 | VARKALA RAJ | PDP | 427 | 0.6% |
| 6 | THETTIKULAM SATHYADAS | IND | 259 | 0.3% |
| 7 | B.KARUNAKARA KURUP | 187 | 0.3% | |
| 8 | K.RADHAKRISHNAN | IND | 91 | 0.1% |
| 9 | R.S.KABEER | IND | 89 | 0.1% |
| 10 | PRAKASH RAMAN | IND | 34 | 0.0% |
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 (126th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean34.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.1% · min 0.6% · max 34.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
126th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.87
fewer partiesmore parties
21st of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
94th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.87EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 55.2%INC 20.6%IND 20.0%OTH 4.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
33,01,427
Density
1508 / km²
Sex ratio
1087 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,189 km²
SC population11.3%
ST population0.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%HINDU
Hindu 66.5%Christian 19.1%Muslim 13.7%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.2%
Electricity94.6%
Sanitation94.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated72.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.5%
Children underweight (under 5)15.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.0%
Women literate98.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.2%
Clean cooking fuel72.2%
Health insurance48.7%
What's nearby?
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