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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 126

ChathanoorAssembly by-election result, 1998

Adv. N. Anirudhan (CPI) won Chathanoor in the 1998 assembly by-election with 48.1% of the vote, beating C. V. Padmarajan (INC) by 3,938 votes.

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Seat boundaries were redrawn before the 1977 election. In 1970, seat no. 126 was Kazhakuttam. Seat boundaries were redrawn before the 2011 election; it kept its number and name. See the seat history for this ground's earlier results.

Winner

Adv. N. Anirudhan
CPI
CPI 48.1%INC 44.6%3 others 7.3%
Votes
53,471
48.1% share
Winning margin
3,938
3.5% of votes
Candidates
5

A closely fought contest. Adv. N. Anirudhan won with a 3.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 candidates
#CandidatePartyVotes · %
1
Adv. N. Anirudhan
CPI
CPI
53,47148.1%
2
C. V. Padmarajan
INC
INC
49,53344.6%
3
B.I. Sreenagesh
BJP
BJP
7,2526.5%
4
K. Sundaran
BSP
BSP
4530.4%
5
Karamcode Balakrishna
IND
IND
3800.3%

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A close contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
3.5%

winning margin, share of votes

How many parties were really in the race?

SEAT
Two or three

CPI, INC and BJP took 99% of the votes.

Parties in the race 2.30

How did the vote split?

SEAT
48.1%won by CPI
CPI 48.1%INC 44.6%BJP 6.5%Others 0.8%

Kollam district · 26.4 lakh people · Census 2011

Known for Cashew Nut Products.

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Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,35,375
Density
1061 / km²
Sex ratio
1113 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,483 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population0.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
64%HINDU
  • Hindu64.4%
  • Muslim19.3%
  • Christian16.0%
  • Sikh<0.1%
  • Buddhist<0.1%
  • Other religions (incl. tribal faiths)<0.1%
  • Not stated0.3%

Homes with tap water, electricity and a toilet

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 · SHARE OF HOUSEHOLDS
Tap water27.1%
Electric lighting95.1%
Toilet at home94.5%

Health and family

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated85.4%
Children stunted (under 5)15.5%
Children underweight (under 5)17.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)36.0%
Women literate98.2%
Women married before 181.8%
Clean cooking fuel80.1%
Health insurance56.0%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cashew Nut Products
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Vayalil Thrikkovil Mahavishnu Temple

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St George Orthodox Valiya Pally

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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.

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Who has won Chathanoor, 1977–2026

  1. 1977J. CHITHARANJAN (CPI), margin 30.4%
  2. 1980J. CHITHARANJAN (CPI), margin 7.9%
  3. 1982C. V. PADMARAJAN (INC), margin 8.2%
  4. 1987P. RAVINDRAN (CPI), margin 2.6%
  5. 1991C.V. PADMARAJAN (INC), margin 4.2%
  6. 1996P.RAVEENDRAN (CPI), margin 2.0%
  7. 2001G.PRATHAPAVARMA THAMPAN (INC), margin 0.5%
  8. 2006N ANIRUDHAN (CPI), margin 22.2%
  9. 2011G.S.JAYALAL (CPI), margin 11.0%
  10. 2016G.S.JAYALAL (CPI), margin 25.8%
  11. 2021G.S. JAYALAL (CPI), margin 12.5%
  12. 2026B.B.GOPAKUMAR (BJP), margin 3.2%