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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 138 · 2016

Kattakkada

Winner — 2016

ADV. I.B. SATHEESH
CPM· Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA)
CPM 35.9%INC 35.3%6 others 28.7%
Votes
51,614
35.9% share
Winning margin
849
0.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
76.7%
of 1,87,392

Kattakkada was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.6% — fewer than 849 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

3 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.62 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ADV. I.B. SATHEESH
Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA)
51,61435.9%
2
N.SHAKTHAN
United Democratic Front (Kerala)
50,76535.3%
3
P.K.KRISHNADAS
NDA
38,70026.9%
NOTA
NOTA
7320.5%
5
BIJU. S.R
7090.5%
6
ASHARAF PRAVACHAMBALAM
6270.4%
7
S.MINI
2950.2%
8
K. SASIKUMAR
IND
1920.1%

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

High turnout (24th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.2% · min 0.0% · max 23.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
24th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.99
fewer partiesmore parties
10th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
78th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.99EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 35.9%INC 35.3%BJP 26.9%OTH 1.3%NOTA 0.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/7

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.62 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
33,01,427
Density
1508 / km²
Sex ratio
1087 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,189 km²
SC population11.3%
ST population0.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%HINDU
Hindu 66.5%Christian 19.1%Muslim 13.7%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.2%
Electricity94.6%
Sanitation94.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated72.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.5%
Children underweight (under 5)15.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.0%
Women literate98.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.2%
Clean cooking fuel72.2%
Health insurance48.7%

What's nearby?

1 location
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