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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 81

ThripunithuraAssembly by-election result, 2012

Janardhan Reddy Nala M (Independent) won Thripunithura in the 2012 assembly by-election with 50.5% of the vote, beating Kuchakulla Damoder Reddy (INC) by 27,325 votes.

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Seat boundaries were redrawn before the 2011 election. In 2006, seat no. 81 was Kothamangalam. See the seat history for this ground's earlier results.

Winner

Janardhan Reddy Nala M
IND
IND 50.5%INC 31.1%9 others 18.4%
Votes
71,001
50.5% share
Winning margin
27,325
19.4% of votes
Candidates
11

A comfortable win — Janardhan Reddy Nala M won by 19.4%.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 candidates
#CandidatePartyVotes · %
1
Janardhan Reddy Nala M
IND
IND
71,00150.5%
2
Kuchakulla Damoder Reddy
INC
INC
43,67631.1%
3
Marri Hanardhan Reddy
TDP
TDP
18,60813.3%
4
B. Swamy
IND
IND
2,3691.7%
5
Chandrashekar Bandi
IND
IND
1,7101.2%
6
Nagulaibh Kavali
IND
IND
9630.7%
7
S. Sudhakar
IND
IND
6190.4%
8
Adula Janardhan Reddy
IND
IND
5190.4%
9
Nagan Goverdhan Reddy
IND
IND
4630.3%
10
Chukka Keshavolu
IND
IND
3230.2%
11
Kandilkonda Bala Rao
IND
IND
2170.1%

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The RecordThe PlaceThe State

A comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
19.4%

winning margin, share of votes

How many parties were really in the race?

SEAT
Two or three

An independent, INC and TDP took 95% of the votes.

Parties in the race 2.70

How did the vote split?

SEAT
50.5%won by IND
IND 50.5%INC 31.1%TDP 13.3%Others 5.1%

Ernakulam district · 32.8 lakh people · Census 2011

Known for Oleo Raisins.

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Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,82,388
Density
1072 / km²
Sex ratio
1027 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,063 km²
SC population8.2%
ST population0.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
46%HINDU
  • Hindu46.0%
  • Christian38.0%
  • Muslim15.7%
  • Jain<0.1%
  • Sikh<0.1%
  • Buddhist<0.1%
  • Other religions (incl. tribal faiths)<0.1%
  • Not stated0.2%

Homes with tap water, electricity and a toilet

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 · SHARE OF HOUSEHOLDS
Tap water57.3%
Electric lighting97.4%
Toilet at home97.9%

Health and family

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.1%
Children fully vaccinated82.6%
Children stunted (under 5)22.0%
Children underweight (under 5)19.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)31.7%
Women literate99.3%
Women married before 182.9%
Clean cooking fuel88.4%
Health insurance46.2%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Oleo Raisins
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Nadamel St Mary's Church

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St Mary’s Cathedral of Kandanad

St Mary’s Cathedral of Kandanad

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St. John The Baptist Jacobite Syrian Church, South Parur

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St. Sebastian's Church, Udayamperoor

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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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Who has won Thripunithura, 2011–2026

  1. 2011K.BABU (INC), margin 12.1%
  2. 2016ADV. M SWARAJ (CPM), margin 2.9%
  3. 2021K. BABU (INC), margin 0.6%
  4. 2026DEEPAK JOY (INC), margin 11.9%