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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 45 · 1996

Ottapalam

Winner — 1996

V.C.KABEER
ICS
ICS 45.3%INC 37.1%5 others 17.5%
Votes
40,615
45.3% share
Winning margin
7,358
8.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
61.9%
of 1,44,667

A clear win with a 8.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
V.C.KABEER
ICS
40,61545.3%
2
K.V. PRABHAKARAN NAMBIAR
United Democratic Front (Kerala)
33,25737.1%
3
K.KRISHNAKUMAR
10,85612.1%
4
M. CHANDRAN
IND
3,5083.9%
5
P.P.AVARACHAN
IND
5650.6%
6
A.K.KUMARAN
IND
5070.6%
7
M.SANKARJI
IND
2880.3%

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 (103rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 2.1% · max 30.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
103rd of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
127th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
126th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ICS 45.3%INC 37.1%BJP 12.1%OTH 5.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
41,12,920
Density
1157 / km²
Sex ratio
1098 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,554 km²
SC population7.5%
ST population0.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
70%MUSLIM
Muslim 70.2%Hindu 27.6%Other 2.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water14.9%
Electricity94.3%
Sanitation97.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated80.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.7%
Women literate99.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.3%
Clean cooking fuel59.0%
Health insurance42.8%

What's nearby?

1 location
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