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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 96 · 1996Reserved (SC)

Vaikom

Winner — 1996

M.K.KESAVAN
CPI· Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
CPI 52.3%INC 43.0%4 others 4.7%
Votes
52,262
52.3% share
Winning margin
9,238
9.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
73.5%
of 1,36,115

A clear win with a 9.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
M.K.KESAVAN
Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
52,26252.3%
2
K.K. BALAKRISHNAN
United Democratic Front (Kerala)
43,02443.0%
3
CA THANKACHAN
2,9302.9%
4
P.SHANMUGHAN
8080.8%
5
K.K.KESAVAN
IND
8010.8%
6
P.KUTTAN
IND
1840.2%

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 (102nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 0.4% · max 22.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
102nd of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
96th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
90th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 52.3%INC 43.0%OTH 4.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,74,551
Density
895 / km²
Sex ratio
1039 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,206 km²
SC population7.8%
ST population1.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
50%HINDU
Hindu 49.8%Christian 43.5%Muslim 6.4%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water22.9%
Electricity96.6%
Sanitation96.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.7%
Children fully vaccinatedNOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.4%
Children underweight (under 5)17.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.7%
Women literate99.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.6%
Clean cooking fuel72.5%
Health insurance53.2%

What's nearby?

18 locations
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