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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 58 · 1996

Trichur

Winner — 1996

THERAMBIL RAMAKRISHNAN
INC· United Democratic Front (Kerala)
INC 51.8%IND 41.1%10 others 7.1%
Votes
49,597
51.8% share
Winning margin
10,209
10.7% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
66.2%
of 1,44,669

A clear win with a 10.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
THERAMBIL RAMAKRISHNAN
United Democratic Front (Kerala)
49,59751.8%
2
M.R.GOVINDAN
IND
39,38841.1%
3
M.UNNIKRISHNAN
4,8675.1%
4
P.M.RAMAN NAIR
IND
4460.5%
5
K.G.PISHARODY
IND
3130.3%
6
P.R.JACOB
IND
2910.3%
7
VIJAYAN, K. VIYYOOR
IND
1800.2%
8
J.WILLIAM JOHN
IND
1800.2%
9
KK.UNNIKRISHNAN
IND
1420.1%
10
PRABHAKARAN PERUMBAI
IND
1410.1%
11
K.C.DASAN
IND
1340.1%
12
C.A.PAUL
IND
1010.1%

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.

High turnout (2nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.3% · min 0.8% · max 22.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
2nd of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.73
fewer partiesmore parties
42nd of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
10th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.73EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.8%IND 41.1%BJP 5.1%OTH 2.0%

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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