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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 25 · 2001

Calicut- II

Winner — 2001

T.P.M ZAHIR
MUL· United Democratic Front (Kerala) (UPA)
MUL 46.4%CPM 45.6%2 others 8.0%
Votes
48,886
46.4% share
Winning margin
787
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
69.5%
of 1,51,665

Calicut- II was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 787 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
T.P.M ZAHIR
MUL
United Democratic Front (Kerala) (UPA)
48,88646.4%
2
ELAMARAM KARIM
Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
48,09945.6%
3
ADV.K.P.G.PANICKAR
NDA
7,3457.0%
4
ABDUL KARIM
IND
1,1071.1%

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.

High turnout (12th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.2% · min 0.8% · max 18.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
12th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
100th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
134th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
MUL 46.4%CPM 45.6%BJP 7.0%OTH 1.1%

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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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