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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 57 · 2011Reserved (SC)

Tarur

Winner — 2011

A. K. BALAN
CPM· Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA)
CPM 57.2%KEC(J) 34.2%3 others 8.6%
Votes
64,175
57.1% share
Winning margin
25,756
22.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
75.2%
of 1,49,387

Tarur is a safe seat — A. K. BALAN won by 22.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
A. K. BALAN
Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA)
64,17557.1%
2
N. VINESH
KEC(J)
38,41934.2%
3
M. LAKSHMANAN
NDA
5,3854.8%
4
P.C.NARAYANANKUTTY
2,3462.1%
5
K. VINESH
IND
1,9631.8%

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

Average turnout (67th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
22.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.0% · min 2.1% · max 22.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
67th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.70
fewer partiesmore parties
46th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
19th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.70EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 57.1%KEC(J) 34.2%OTH 8.6%

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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