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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 55 · 1996

Wadakkancherry

Winner — 1996

V.BALARAM
INC· United Democratic Front (Kerala)
INC 51.3%KEC 41.5%9 others 7.2%
Votes
51,050
51.3% share
Winning margin
9,678
9.7% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
65.5%
of 1,52,032

A clear win with a 9.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
V.BALARAM
United Democratic Front (Kerala)
51,05051.3%
2
K.MOHANDAS
41,37241.5%
3
V.K.BABU
BLP
3,6323.6%
4
DIVAKARAN NAMPOODIRI
JP
8240.8%
5
P.P.KOMAN
IND
7810.8%
6
DIVAKARAN THAMPI
IND
5860.6%
7
ABDUL LATHEEF
IND
4120.4%
8
P.N.SURENDRAN
IND
2990.3%
9
LOVELY SURGY
IND
2810.3%
10
APPUNNI
IND
1800.2%
11
NOHA PATHROSE
IND
1620.2%

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.

High turnout (17th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.5% · min 2.4% · max 18.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
17th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.96
fewer partiesmore parties
12th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
6th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.96EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.3%KEC 41.5%OTH 7.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,09,934
Density
627 / km²
Sex ratio
1067 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,482 km²
SC population14.4%
ST population1.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
67%HINDU
Hindu 66.8%Muslim 28.9%Other 4.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water42.8%
Electricity93.5%
Sanitation89.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated51.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.7%
Children underweight (under 5)27.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.6%
Women literate94.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.1%
Clean cooking fuel67.5%
Health insurance53.8%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Palakkadan Matta RiceGI

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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