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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 87 · 1996
Kanjirappally
Winner — 1996
GEORGE J.MATHEW
INC· United Democratic Front (Kerala)
INC 48.2%CPM 41.2%8 others 10.6%
Votes
47,535
48.2% share
Winning margin
6,926
7.0% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
70.0%
of 1,40,920
A clear win with a 7.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GEORGE J.MATHEW | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | 47,535 | 48.2% |
| 2 | K.J.THOMAS | Left Democratic Front (Kerala) | 40,609 | 41.2% |
| 3 | KALLARA SUKUMARAN | 4,355 | 4.4% | |
| 4 | R.C.NAIR | 3,127 | 3.2% | |
| 5 | M.D.JANAMMA | IND | 2,032 | 2.1% |
| 6 | SIVANANDAN RAGHAVAN | IND | 291 | 0.3% |
| 7 | JOSE ANTONY @ PUTHENPURA | IND | 249 | 0.3% |
| 8 | JAMES JAMES THEKKEMURIYIL | IND | 150 | 0.1% |
| 9 | BASHEER HASSAN | IND | 134 | 0.1% |
| 10 | JOY THOMAS | IND | 97 | 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 (48th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.5% · min 1.1% · max 53.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
48th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
122nd of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
104th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.2%CPM 41.2%OTH 10.6%
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
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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.