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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 8 · 2001
Taliparamba
Winner — 2001
M.V.GOVINDAN MASTER
CPM· Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA)
CPM 52.9%INC 42.4%3 others 4.6%
Votes
76,975
53.0% share
Winning margin
15,287
10.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
82.3%
of 1,76,756
A clear win with a 10.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M.V.GOVINDAN MASTER | Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA) | 76,975 | 53.0% |
| 2 | K.SURENDRAN | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | 61,688 | 42.4% |
| 3 | T.V.GOPALA KRISHNAN | NDA | 4,784 | 3.3% |
| 4 | PATTATHIL RAGHAVAN MASTER | IND | 1,033 | 0.7% |
| 5 | NAMBRADATH SASIDHARAN | IND | 904 | 0.6% |
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 (22nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe10.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 2.1% · max 32.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
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22nd of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.49
fewer partiesmore parties
78th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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5th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 53.0%INC 42.4%OTH 4.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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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