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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 1 · 2001

Manjeswar

Winner — 2001

CHERKALAM ABDULLAH
MUL· United Democratic Front (Kerala) (UPA)
MUL 44.3%BJP 32.0%3 others 23.7%
Votes
47,494
44.3% share
Winning margin
13,188
12.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
69.4%
of 1,54,436

A clear win with a 12.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHERKALAM ABDULLAH
MUL
United Democratic Front (Kerala) (UPA)
47,49444.3%
2
C.K.PADMANABHAN
NDA
34,30632.0%
3
M.RAMANNA RAI
Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
23,20121.6%
4
P.K.MOIDEEN KUNHI
IND
1,1791.1%
5
CHERANGAI ABDULLA
IND
1,0140.9%

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 (38th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
12.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.4% · min 0.1% · max 20.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
38th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
87th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
138th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
MUL 44.3%BJP 32.0%CPM 21.6%OTH 2.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,07,375
Density
657 / km²
Sex ratio
1080 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,989 km²
SC population4.1%
ST population3.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
56%HINDU
Hindu 55.8%Muslim 37.2%Christian 6.7%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.7%
Electricity88.8%
Sanitation91.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated92.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.3%
Children underweight (under 5)21.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.4%
Women literate95.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.7%
Clean cooking fuel73.5%
Health insurance44.0%

What's nearby?

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