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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 124 · 2016
Kollam
Winner — 2016
M MUKESH
CPM· Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA)
CPM 48.8%INC 35.2%6 others 16.0%
Votes
63,103
48.8% share
Winning margin
17,611
13.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
74.9%
of 1,72,552
A clear win with a 13.6% margin.
Seat history
1 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.13 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M MUKESH | Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA) | 63,103 | 48.8% |
| 2 | SOORAJ RAVI | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | 45,492 | 35.2% |
| 3 | PROF. K. SASIKUMAR | IND | 17,409 | 13.5% |
| 4 | JOHNSON KANDACHIRA | 1,576 | 1.2% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 889 | 0.7% |
| 6 | K. BALAKRISHNAN | 431 | 0.3% | |
| 7 | NARAYANAN NAIR | IND | 209 | 0.2% |
| 8 | S. CHANDRAN | IND | 174 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (88th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean13.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.2% · min 1.6% · max 20.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
88th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
69th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
72nd of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 48.8%INC 35.2%IND 13.5%OTH 1.8%NOTA 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.13 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?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.