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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 53 · 2006

Alathur

Winner — 2006

M. CHANDHRAN
CPM· Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA)
CPM 65.6%IND 22.9%4 others 11.5%
Votes
73,231
65.6% share
Winning margin
47,671
42.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
70.7%
of 1,57,847

Alathur is a safe seat — M. CHANDHRAN won by 42.7%.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
M. CHANDHRAN
Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA)
73,23165.6%
2
A. RAGHAVAN
IND
25,56022.9%
3
G. SALPRAKASH
NDA
6,8856.2%
4
M. RAGHAVAN
IND
3,3153.0%
5
M.T. CHANDHRAN
1,8691.7%
6
SANKARAN
IND
7520.7%

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

Average turnout (42nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
42.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.6% · min 0.3% · max 42.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
42nd of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.75
fewer partiesmore parties
37th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
24th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.75EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 65.6%IND 22.9%BJP 6.2%OTH 5.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Palakkadan Matta RiceGI

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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