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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 43 · 2001Reserved (SC)

Thrithala

Winner — 2001

V.K.CHANDRAN
CPM· Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA)
CPM 47.2%INC 46.8%1 others 6.1%
Votes
54,762
47.2% share
Winning margin
499
0.4% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
77.3%
of 1,50,039

Thrithala was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.4% — fewer than 499 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
V.K.CHANDRAN
Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA)
54,76247.2%
2
P.BALAN
United Democratic Front (Kerala)
54,26346.8%
3
C.MURALEEDHARAN
NDA
7,0286.1%

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.

Average turnout (82nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.4% · max 36.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
82nd of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.07
fewer partiesmore parties
137th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
88th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 47.2%INC 46.8%BJP 6.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
41,12,920
Density
1157 / km²
Sex ratio
1098 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,554 km²
SC population7.5%
ST population0.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
70%MUSLIM
Muslim 70.2%Hindu 27.6%Other 2.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water14.9%
Electricity94.3%
Sanitation97.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated80.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.7%
Women literate99.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.3%
Clean cooking fuel59.0%
Health insurance42.8%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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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