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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 11 · 2001

Edakkad

Winner — 2001

M.V.JAYARAJAN
CPM· Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA)
CPM 50.7%INC 46.6%2 others 2.6%
Votes
65,835
50.7% share
Winning margin
5,329
4.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
81.3%
of 1,59,551

A closely fought contest. M.V.JAYARAJAN won with a 4.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
M.V.JAYARAJAN
Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA)
65,83550.7%
2
N.RAMAKRISHNAN
United Democratic Front (Kerala)
60,50646.6%
3
ADV.SREEKANTH.R.V
NDA
2,4401.9%
4
K.P.SURESAN
IND
9680.8%

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.

Low turnout (114th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.2% · min 0.1% · max 24.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
114th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.48
fewer partiesmore parties
81st of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
85th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 50.7%INC 46.6%OTH 2.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,23,003
Density
852 / km²
Sex ratio
1136 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,961 km²
SC population3.3%
ST population1.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
60%HINDU
Hindu 59.8%Muslim 29.4%Christian 10.4%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.7%
Electricity94.1%
Sanitation97.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated77.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Children underweight (under 5)17.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Women literate99.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.4%
Clean cooking fuel70.4%
Health insurance47.9%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handloom Products
Fort St. Angelo

Fort St. Angelo

🏛️MonumentASI

Fort St. Angelo

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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