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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 29 · 1996
Kalpetta
Winner — 1996
K.K. RAMACHANDRAN
INC· United Democratic Front (Kerala)
INC 49.5%JD 42.6%10 others 7.9%
Votes
49,577
49.5% share
Winning margin
6,922
6.9% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
70.1%
of 1,42,853
A clear win with a 6.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.K. RAMACHANDRAN | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | 49,577 | 49.5% |
| 2 | JAINENDRA KALPETTA | Left Democratic Front (Kerala) | 42,655 | 42.6% |
| 3 | V.SREENIVASAN | 5,876 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | C.R.KUMARAN | IND | 491 | 0.5% |
| 5 | GOPINATHAN ELLAN | IND | 459 | 0.5% |
| 6 | POKKER KALLAI | IND | 294 | 0.3% |
| 7 | GOPALAN BHASKARAN | IND | 255 | 0.3% |
| 8 | MEENAKSHI THANKAPPAN | 180 | 0.2% | |
| 9 | JAMES CHACKO | IND | 165 | 0.2% |
| 10 | NABEESA BASHEER | IND | 81 | 0.1% |
| 11 | V.C.GEORGE CHACKO | IND | 64 | 0.1% |
| 12 | P.K. DAMODARAN | IND | 43 | 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.
High turnout (5th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 1.6% · max 39.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
5th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
51st of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
125th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.5%JD 42.6%BJP 5.9%OTH 2.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,86,293
Density
1316 / km²
Sex ratio
1098 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,345 km²
SC population6.5%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
56%HINDU
Hindu 56.2%Muslim 39.2%Other 4.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.0%
Electricity93.8%
Sanitation97.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.3%
Children underweight (under 5)18.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.8%
Women literate99.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.2%
Clean cooking fuel73.8%
Health insurance61.1%
What's nearby?
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