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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 116 · 2016
Karunagappally
Winner — 2016
R.RAMACHANDRAN
CPI· Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA)
CPI 43.1%INC 42.0%6 others 15.0%
Votes
69,902
43.1% share
Winning margin
1,759
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
79.4%
of 2,04,539
Karunagappally was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 1,759 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
4 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.21 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R.RAMACHANDRAN | Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA) | 69,902 | 43.1% |
| 2 | C.R.MAHESH | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | 68,143 | 42.0% |
| 3 | V.SADASIVAN | BDJS NDA | 19,115 | 11.8% |
| 4 | A.K.SALAHUDHEEN | 1,738 | 1.1% | |
| 5 | MYLAKKADU SHAH | PDP | 1,620 | 1.0% |
| 6 | GOPALAKRISHNAN | 649 | 0.4% | |
| 7 | RAMACHANDRAN | IND | 594 | 0.4% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 590 | 0.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (65th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.3% · min 0.5% · max 21.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
65th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.72
fewer partiesmore parties
44th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
127th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.72EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 43.1%INC 42.0%BDJS 11.8%OTH 2.8%NOTA 0.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.21 Cr
A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,35,375
Density
1061 / km²
Sex ratio
1113 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,483 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population0.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
64%HINDU
Hindu 64.4%Muslim 19.3%Christian 16.0%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water27.1%
Electricity95.1%
Sanitation94.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated85.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.5%
Children underweight (under 5)17.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.0%
Women literate98.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.8%
Clean cooking fuel80.1%
Health insurance56.0%
What's nearby?
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