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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 13 · 1996
Peringalam
Winner — 1996
P.R.KURUP
JD· Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
JD 50.0%MUL 36.5%7 others 13.5%
Votes
51,921
50.0% share
Winning margin
14,080
13.6% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
68.0%
of 1,52,636
A clear win with a 13.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P.R.KURUP | Left Democratic Front (Kerala) | 51,921 | 50.0% |
| 2 | K.M.SOOPY |  MUL | 37,841 | 36.5% |
| 3 | PANNIANNUR CHANDRAN | 10,306 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | MANIKKOTH HAMEED | IND | 1,224 | 1.2% |
| 5 | M.C.SUKUMARAN | IND | 1,138 | 1.1% |
| 6 | K.SUDHEER KUMAR | IND | 619 | 0.6% |
| 7 | ILLATH GOPALAN | IND | 402 | 0.4% |
| 8 | GOPALAN PARAMBATH | IND | 211 | 0.2% |
| 9 | MEETHAL YUSUF | IND | 142 | 0.1% |
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 (104th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe13.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.9% · min 0.4% · max 49.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
104th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.67
fewer partiesmore parties
49th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
82nd of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.67EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 50.0%MUL 36.5%BJP 9.9%OTH 3.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,23,003
Density
852 / km²
Sex ratio
1136 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,961 km²
SC population3.3%
ST population1.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
60%HINDU
Hindu 59.8%Muslim 29.4%Christian 10.4%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.7%
Electricity94.1%
Sanitation97.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated77.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Children underweight (under 5)17.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Women literate99.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.4%
Clean cooking fuel70.4%
Health insurance47.9%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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