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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 78 · 1996
Kunnathunad
Winner — 1996
M.P.VARGHEESE
CPM· Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
CPM 45.1%INC 45.0%18 others 9.9%
Votes
50,034
45.1% share
Winning margin
60
0.1% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
74.1%
of 1,49,749
Kunnathunad was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.1% — fewer than 60 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
20 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M.P.VARGHEESE | Left Democratic Front (Kerala) | 50,034 | 45.1% |
| 2 | T.H.MUSTHAFFA | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | 49,974 | 45.0% |
| 3 | K.CHANDRA MOHAN | 4,708 | 4.2% | |
| 4 | K.N.RADHAKRISHNAN | IND | 3,176 | 2.9% |
| 5 | P.A.SHAJAHAN | IND | 729 | 0.7% |
| 6 | A.C.THANKAPPAN | IND | 336 | 0.3% |
| 7 | POULOSE YACOB | IND | 228 | 0.2% |
| 8 | A.Y.JOSE | IND | 207 | 0.2% |
| 9 | KRISHNAN NAMBIAR | IND | 195 | 0.2% |
| 10 | THEVAN SASTHAVU | IND | 187 | 0.2% |
| 11 | SABU KURUVILLA @ S. THOZHUPPADAN | IND | 180 | 0.2% |
| 12 | K.C.KODIYAN | IND | 177 | 0.2% |
| 13 | P.T.POULOSE(MAITHRY) | IND | 156 | 0.1% |
| 14 | ALEYAMMA KURIAN | IND | 145 | 0.1% |
| 15 | C.M.MOIDEEN | IND | 104 | 0.1% |
| 16 | ISSAC MATHEW | IND | 94 | 0.1% |
| 17 | SIVADAS | IND | 93 | 0.1% |
| 18 | ALIAS MATHEW KUPPAKKATTU | IND | 88 | 0.1% |
| 19 | BABU SAIDU MOHAMMED | IND | 87 | 0.1% |
| 20 | IBRAHIM PAREETH | IND | 86 | 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.
High turnout (15th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.1% · min 0.1% · max 18.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
15th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.55
fewer partiesmore parties
70th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
60th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 45.1%INC 45.0%OTH 9.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,82,388
Density
1072 / km²
Sex ratio
1027 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,063 km²
SC population8.2%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
46%HINDU
Hindu 46.0%Christian 38.0%Muslim 15.7%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water57.3%
Electricity97.4%
Sanitation97.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.1%
Children fully vaccinated82.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.0%
Children underweight (under 5)19.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.7%
Women literate99.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER2.9%
Clean cooking fuel88.4%
Health insurance46.2%
What's nearby?
7 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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