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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 131 · 1996

Ariyanad

Winner — 1996

G.KARTHIKEYAN
INC· United Democratic Front (Kerala)
INC 49.5%RSP 40.1%6 others 10.4%
Votes
45,152
49.5% share
Winning margin
8,617
9.4% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
68.2%
of 1,33,573

A clear win with a 9.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
G.KARTHIKEYAN
United Democratic Front (Kerala)
45,15249.5%
2
K.P.SANKARADAS
Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
36,53540.1%
3
P. SREEKUMAR
6,1386.7%
4
SATHYADEV
PDP
2,3812.6%
5
N.RAJAN
IND
3170.3%
6
POOJANILAYAM SASI
JP
2450.3%
7
S. BHUVANENDRAN
2410.3%
8
T.VISWAMBHARAN
IND
1380.1%

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 (79th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
9.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.5% · min 1.8% · max 13.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
79th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
101st of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
73rd of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.5%RSP 40.1%BJP 6.7%OTH 3.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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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