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Kannur

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Winner — 2016

RAMACHANDRAN KADANNAPPALLI
C(S)· Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA)
C(S) 43.1%INC 42.1%10 others 14.8%
Votes
54,347
43.1% share
Winning margin
1,196
0.9% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
77.3%
of 1,63,205

Kannur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.9% — fewer than 1,196 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

2 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.30 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2011 vs 2016

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMACHANDRAN KADANNAPPALLI
C(S)
Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA)
54,34743.1%
2
SATHEESAN PACHENI
INC
United Democratic Front (Kerala)
53,15142.1%
3
K.G. BABU
BJP
NDA
13,21510.5%
4
SUFIRA K P
SDPI
2,5512.0%
5
C P RAHNA TEACHER
WPOI
1,1340.9%
6
N P SATHAR
IND
7550.6%
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NOTA
NOTA
5170.4%
8
K SUDHAKARAN
IND
2230.2%
9
SATHEESAN PAZHAYADATH
IND
970.1%
10
SATHEESAN EDATHIL VEEDU
IND
790.1%
11
RAMACHANDRAN THAYALE PURAYIL
IND
770.1%
12
RAMACHANDRAN POTHERAVALAPPIL
IND
730.1%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (114th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.2% · min 0.1% · max 24.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
114th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.48
fewer partiesmore parties
81st of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
85th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
C(S) 43.1%INC 42.1%BJP 10.5%OTH 4.0%NOTA 0.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.30 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,23,003
Density
852 / km²
Sex ratio
1136 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,961 km²
SC population3.3%
ST population1.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
60%HINDU
Hindu 59.8%Muslim 29.4%Christian 10.4%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.7%
Electricity94.1%
Sanitation97.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated77.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Children underweight (under 5)17.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Women literate99.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.4%
Clean cooking fuel70.4%
Health insurance47.9%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handloom Products
Fort St. Angelo

Fort St. Angelo

🏛️MonumentASI

Fort St. Angelo

📍Google MapsOSM
Arakkal Museum

Arakkal Museum

🖼️MuseumWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM

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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