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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 79 · 1996
Piravom
Winner — 1996
T.M.JACOB
KEC(J)· United Democratic Front (Kerala)
KEC(J) 49.4%IND 42.1%7 others 8.5%
Votes
51,873
49.4% share
Winning margin
7,708
7.3% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
74.5%
of 1,40,906
A clear win with a 7.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T.M.JACOB | KEC(J) | 51,873 | 49.4% |
| 2 | C.POULOSE | IND | 44,165 | 42.1% |
| 3 | T.K.SUDHEER KUMAR | IND | 5,110 | 4.9% |
| 4 | M.B.SANTHAKUMAR | 2,512 | 2.4% | |
| 5 | M.C.PAULOSE | IND | 384 | 0.4% |
| 6 | RAJU MATHAI | IND | 288 | 0.3% |
| 7 | PAULOSE EASO | IND | 249 | 0.2% |
| 8 | ANIYAN VARGHESE | IND | 209 | 0.2% |
| 9 | N.P.SUKUMARAN | IND | 174 | 0.2% |
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.
Average turnout (36th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal7.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.7% · min 1.8% · max 18.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
36th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
89th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
55th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
KEC(J) 49.4%IND 42.1%OTH 8.5%
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?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.