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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 50 · 2006
Chittur
Winner — 2006
K ACHUTHAN
INC· United Democratic Front (Kerala) (UPA)
INC 46.5%JD(S) 44.8%8 others 8.7%
Votes
55,352
46.5% share
Winning margin
2,012
1.7% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
80.5%
of 1,47,882
Chittur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.7% — fewer than 2,012 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K ACHUTHAN | United Democratic Front (Kerala) (UPA) | 55,352 | 46.5% |
| 2 | EZHUTHANI K.KRISHNANKUTTY | Left Democratic Front (Kerala) | 53,340 | 44.8% |
| 3 | ADV. JAYAKRISHNAN | NDA | 3,374 | 2.8% |
| 4 | BABU | IND | 1,414 | 1.2% |
| 5 | A. ABDUL HAMEED | IND | 1,206 | 1.0% |
| 6 | ADV. P.A. VELAYUDHAN | 1,088 | 0.9% | |
| 7 | C. ACHUTHAN | IND | 932 | 0.8% |
| 8 | K. KRISHNAN KUTTYKUNNATHU | IND | 875 | 0.7% |
| 9 | JAYAN | 820 | 0.7% | |
| 10 | A. KRISHNAN KUTTY | IND | 627 | 0.5% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (60th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.3% · min 0.4% · max 36.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
60th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.47
fewer partiesmore parties
84th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
123rd of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.5%JD(S) 44.8%OTH 8.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,09,934
Density
627 / km²
Sex ratio
1067 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,482 km²
SC population14.4%
ST population1.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
67%HINDU
Hindu 66.8%Muslim 28.9%Other 4.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water42.8%
Electricity93.5%
Sanitation89.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated51.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.7%
Children underweight (under 5)27.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.6%
Women literate94.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.1%
Clean cooking fuel67.5%
Health insurance53.8%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Palakkadan Matta RiceGI
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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.