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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 132 · 1996
Nedumangad
Winner — 1996
PALODE RAVI
INC· United Democratic Front (Kerala)
INC 49.3%CPI 45.6%3 others 5.0%
Votes
57,220
49.3% share
Winning margin
4,264
3.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
70.5%
of 1,64,525
A closely fought contest. PALODE RAVI won with a 3.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PALODE RAVI | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | 57,220 | 49.3% |
| 2 | M.RADHAKRISHNAN | Left Democratic Front (Kerala) | 52,956 | 45.6% |
| 3 | V.SOMASEKHARAN NAIR | 3,960 | 3.4% | |
| 4 | J.JAYAPALAN | PDP | 1,674 | 1.4% |
| 5 | RADHAKRISHNAN NAIR | IND | 210 | 0.2% |
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 (70th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal3.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 5.9% · min 0.1% · max 17.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
70th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.05
fewer partiesmore parties
5th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
25th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.3%CPI 45.6%OTH 5.0%
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?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.



