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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 70 · 1996
Parur
Winner — 1996
P.RAJU
CPI· Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
CPI 44.9%INC 43.7%10 others 11.4%
Votes
39,723
44.9% share
Winning margin
1,116
1.3% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
70.2%
of 1,25,924
Parur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.3% — fewer than 1,116 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P.RAJU | Left Democratic Front (Kerala) | 39,723 | 44.9% |
| 2 | V.D.SATHEESAN | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | 38,607 | 43.7% |
| 3 | P.S.ARAVINDAKSHAN | 4,141 | 4.7% | |
| 4 | A. SIVAPRASAD | IND | 2,632 | 3.0% |
| 5 | SACHIDANANDAN NAKULAN | IND | 2,349 | 2.7% |
| 6 | N.S.MENON | IND | 219 | 0.3% |
| 7 | V. RAVINDRANATHAN MENON | IND | 197 | 0.2% |
| 8 | MUHAMMADUNNY ABDUREHIMAN | IND | 149 | 0.2% |
| 9 | MADHAVAN PILLAI | IND | 134 | 0.1% |
| 10 | V.A.A.HACKEEM | IND | 99 | 0.1% |
| 11 | PA NIYAMATHULLA | IND | 84 | 0.1% |
| 12 | PEETHAMBARAN | IND | 71 | 0.1% |
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.
Average turnout (96th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal1.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 5.3% · min 0.2% · max 18.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
96th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.80
fewer partiesmore parties
32nd of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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69th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.80EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 44.9%INC 43.7%OTH 11.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
31,21,200
Density
1031 / km²
Sex ratio
1108 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,027 km²
SC population10.4%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
58%HINDU
Hindu 58.4%Christian 24.3%Muslim 17.1%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water27.4%
Electricity97.0%
Sanitation97.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated— NOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.0%
Children underweight (under 5)17.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.4%
Women literate99.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.0%
Clean cooking fuel76.3%
Health insurance48.7%
What's nearby?
9 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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