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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 22 · 2001

Balusseri

Winner — 2001

A.C SHANMUKHADAS
NCP· Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA)
NCP 46.1%INC 43.6%3 others 10.4%
Votes
54,218
46.1% share
Winning margin
2,962
2.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
77.2%
of 1,52,340

A closely fought contest. A.C SHANMUKHADAS won with a 2.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
A.C SHANMUKHADAS
Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA)
54,21846.1%
2
BALAKRISHNAN KIDAVE
United Democratic Front (Kerala)
51,25643.6%
3
C.K.BALAKRISHNAN
NDA
8,7027.4%
4
V.ANIL MASTER
IND
2,0301.7%
5
SHANMUGHAN
IND
1,4581.2%

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 (54th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 2.3% · max 30.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
54th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.24
fewer partiesmore parties
118th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.1%
lowerhigher
140th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
NCP 46.1%INC 43.6%BJP 7.4%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
30,86,293
Density
1316 / km²
Sex ratio
1098 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,345 km²
SC population6.5%
ST population0.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
56%HINDU
Hindu 56.2%Muslim 39.2%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.0%
Electricity93.8%
Sanitation97.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.3%
Children underweight (under 5)18.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.8%
Women literate99.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.2%
Clean cooking fuel73.8%
Health insurance61.1%

What's nearby?

1 location
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