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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 18 · 2011Reserved (ST)

Sulthanbathery

Winner — 2011

I.C BALAKRISHNAN
INC· United Democratic Front (Kerala) (UPA)
INC 49.1%CPM 43.9%2 others 6.9%
Votes
71,509
49.1% share
Winning margin
7,583
5.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
73.3%
of 1,98,645

A clear win with a 5.2% margin.

Seat history

2 of 4 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.17 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
I.C BALAKRISHNAN
United Democratic Front (Kerala) (UPA)
71,50949.1%
2
E.A .SANKARAN
Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
63,92643.9%
3
PALLIYARA RAMAN
NDA
8,8296.1%
4
MUKUNDAN CHEENGERI
1,2480.9%

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

Average turnout (90th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.2% · min 1.3% · max 15.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
90th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.82
fewer partiesmore parties
29th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
15th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.1%CPM 43.9%BJP 6.1%OTH 0.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/4

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.17 Cr

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
8,17,420
Density
384 / km²
Sex ratio
1035 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,130 km²
SC population4.0%
ST population18.5%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
49%HINDU
Hindu 49.5%Muslim 28.6%Christian 21.3%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water22.6%
Electricity80.8%
Sanitation91.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated86.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.3%
Children underweight (under 5)22.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.9%
Women literate93.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.4%
Clean cooking fuel55.7%
Health insurance64.8%

What's nearby?

6 locations
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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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