Back to Keralam 2006 map
Keralam · Assembly Constituency 13 · 2006

Peringalam

Winner — 2006

K P MOHANAN S/O P RKURUP
JD(S)· Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA)
JD(S) 51.9%MUL 34.7%5 others 13.4%
Votes
57,840
51.9% share
Winning margin
19,236
17.3% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
74.8%
of 1,48,842

Peringalam is a safe seat — K P MOHANAN S/O P RKURUP won by 17.3%.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
K P MOHANAN S/O P RKURUP
Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA)
57,84051.9%
2
ABDUL KHADER S/OMUHAMMED
MUL
38,60434.7%
3
A.ASHOKAN
NDA
9,3818.4%
4
MOHANAN S/O POKKAN
IND
2,6842.4%
5
MOHANAN S/O KUMARAN
IND
1,0821.0%
6
ABDUL KHADER K P S/OMOIDEEN HAJI
IND
9320.8%
7
ABDUL KHADERMUSALIYAR S/O MAMMYMUSALIYAR
IND
8430.8%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (104th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
17.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.9% · min 0.4% · max 49.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
104th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.67
fewer partiesmore parties
49th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
82nd of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.67EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(S) 51.9%MUL 34.7%BJP 8.4%OTH 5.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
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?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handloom Products
Tellicherry fort

Tellicherry fort

🏛️MonumentASI

Tellicherry fort

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Ask the state

STATE INDICATORS · RBI 2024-25