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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 12 · 2001

Tellicherry

Winner — 2001

KODIYERI BALAKRISHNAN
CPM· Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA)
CPM 51.9%INC 45.1%1 others 3.0%
Votes
53,412
51.9% share
Winning margin
7,043
6.8% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
76.0%
of 1,35,282

A clear win with a 6.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KODIYERI BALAKRISHNAN
Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA)
53,41251.9%
2
SAJEEV MAROLI
United Democratic Front (Kerala)
46,36945.1%
3
M.P.REGHUNATH
NDA
3,0903.0%

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.

High turnout (16th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
6.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 2.4% · max 31.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
16th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
88th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
93rd of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 51.9%INC 45.1%OTH 3.0%

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?

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