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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 92 · 1996
Puthuppally
Winner — 1996
OOMMEN CHANDY
INC· United Democratic Front (Kerala)
INC 51.4%CPM 41.8%4 others 6.8%
Votes
54,147
51.5% share
Winning margin
10,155
9.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
72.1%
of 1,46,041
A clear win with a 9.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OOMMEN CHANDY | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | 54,147 | 51.5% |
| 2 | REJI ZACHARIAH | Left Democratic Front (Kerala) | 43,992 | 41.8% |
| 3 | K.R.SURENDRAN | IND | 4,418 | 4.2% |
| 4 | ROY PARACKAL | 1,695 | 1.6% | |
| 5 | JACOB JOHN | IND | 698 | 0.7% |
| 6 | P.A.S.KUNJUKUTTY | IND | 294 | 0.3% |
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 (97th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean9.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.2% · max 47.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
97th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.24
fewer partiesmore parties
120th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
45th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.5%CPM 41.8%OTH 6.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,08,974
Density
255 / km²
Sex ratio
1006 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,356 km²
SC population13.1%
ST population5.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
49%HINDU
Hindu 48.9%Christian 43.4%Muslim 7.4%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water30.2%
Electricity88.4%
Sanitation89.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated89.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.3%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.0%
Women literate94.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.1%
Clean cooking fuel54.3%
Health insurance58.1%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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