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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 135 · 2001

Trivandrum West

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Winner — 2001

MV RAGHAVAN
CMPKSC· United Democratic Front (Kerala) (UPA)
CMPKSC 52.1%KEC 43.2%9 others 4.8%
Votes
48,912
52.1% share
Winning margin
8,381
8.9% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
54.9%
of 1,71,199

A clear win with a 8.9% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MV RAGHAVAN
CMPKSC
United Democratic Front (Kerala) (UPA)
48,91252.1%
2
ADV ANTONY RAJU
KEC
40,53143.1%
3
M.C. RAGHAVAN
AKMDMP
1,2641.4%
4
A.V. RAGHAVAN
SLAP
9571.0%
5
PK RAGHAVAN
UIPP
6540.7%
6
N.RAJENDRAN
IND
5210.6%
7
ANTONY
IND
5200.6%
8
P.S. GOPAKUMAR
IND
2490.3%
9
G. ASOKAN
IND
1240.1%
10
AJITH KUMAR.P
IND
1140.1%
11
K.THANKAPPAN
IND
810.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (33rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.8% · min 2.7% · max 18.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
33rd of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.86
fewer partiesmore parties
22nd of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
106th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.86EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CMPKSC 52.1%KEC 43.1%OTH 4.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
33,01,427
Density
1508 / km²
Sex ratio
1087 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,189 km²
SC population11.3%
ST population0.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%HINDU
Hindu 66.5%Christian 19.1%Muslim 13.7%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.2%
Electricity94.6%
Sanitation94.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated72.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.5%
Children underweight (under 5)15.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.0%
Women literate98.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.2%
Clean cooking fuel72.2%
Health insurance48.7%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handloom Products
Temple of Parasurama, Brahma, Siva and Matsya

Temple of Parasurama, Brahma, Siva and Matsya

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