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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 106 · 2016

Kuttanad

Winner — 2016

THOMAS CHANDY
NCP· Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA)
NCP 38.5%KEC(M) 34.8%7 others 26.7%
Votes
50,114
38.5% share
Winning margin
4,891
3.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
78.8%
of 1,65,172

A closely fought contest. THOMAS CHANDY won with a 3.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
THOMAS CHANDY
Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA)
50,11438.5%
2
ADV.JACOB ABRAHAM
United Democratic Front (Kerala)
45,22334.8%
3
SUBHASH VASU
BDJS
NDA
33,04425.4%
4
NANDANAN VALIYAPARAMBU
3710.3%
5
SANIL.P.M (SUNNY PATHINARIL)
3540.3%
NOTA
NOTA
3460.3%
7
JOSE KOIPPALLY
IND
2630.2%
8
JACOB ABRAHAM PANAVELIL
IND
2620.2%
9
MOHANAN
IND
1050.1%

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

Low turnout (133rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.4% · min 0.0% · max 30.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
133rd of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
52nd of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
46th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
NCP 38.5%KEC(M) 34.8%BDJS 25.4%OTH 1.0%NOTA 0.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,27,789
Density
1504 / km²
Sex ratio
1100 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,415 km²
SC population9.5%
ST population0.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
69%HINDU
Hindu 68.6%Christian 20.4%Muslim 10.6%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.9%
Electricity96.1%
Sanitation92.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.4%
Children fully vaccinated61.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.1%
Children underweight (under 5)20.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.9%
Women literate99.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER3.8%
Clean cooking fuel79.2%
Health insurance60.4%

What's nearby?

5 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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