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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 15 · 2016

Mattannur

Winner — 2016

E. P. JAYARAJAN
CPM· Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA)
CPM 56.5%JD(U) 27.3%4 others 16.1%
Votes
84,030
56.5% share
Winning margin
43,381
29.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
83.6%
of 1,77,911

Mattannur is a safe seat — E. P. JAYARAJAN won by 29.2%.

Seat history

2 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.60 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
E. P. JAYARAJAN
Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA)
84,03056.5%
2
K. P. PRASANTH
40,64927.3%
3
BIJU ELAKKUZHI
NDA
18,62012.5%
4
RAFEEKH KEECHERI
3,1882.1%
NOTA
NOTA
1,4201.0%
6
KODIPPADI PRASANTH
IND
7700.5%

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

High turnout (9th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
29.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.0% · min 0.1% · max 48.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
9th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
74th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
100th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 56.5%JD(U) 27.3%BJP 12.5%OTH 2.7%NOTA 1.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/5

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.60 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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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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