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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 17 · 2016Reserved (ST)
Mananthavady
Winner — 2016
O R KELU
CPM· Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA)
CPM 42.9%INC 42.0%10 others 15.1%
Votes
62,436
42.9% share
Winning margin
1,307
0.9% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
77.5%
of 1,87,760
Mananthavady was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.9% — fewer than 1,307 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
3 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.09 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O R KELU | Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA) | 62,436 | 42.9% |
| 2 | P K JAYALAKSHMI | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | 61,129 | 42.0% |
| 3 | K MOHANDAS | NDA | 16,230 | 11.2% |
| 4 | SOMAN P N | 1,377 | 0.9% | |
| 5 | LAKSHMI | IND | 1,300 | 0.9% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,050 | 0.7% |
| 7 | ANNAN MADAKKIMALA | 679 | 0.5% | |
| 8 | KELU CHAYIMMAL | IND | 583 | 0.4% |
| 9 | VIJAYAN | CPIM | 224 | 0.1% |
| 10 | USHA K | IND | 205 | 0.1% |
| 11 | KELU KOLLIYIL | IND | 196 | 0.1% |
| 12 | NITTAMANI K KUNHIRAMAN | IND | 183 | 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 (62nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.0% · min 0.9% · max 36.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
62nd of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
75th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
49th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 42.9%INC 42.0%BJP 11.2%OTH 3.3%NOTA 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.09 Cr
A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
8,17,420
Density
384 / km²
Sex ratio
1035 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,130 km²
SC population4.0%
ST population18.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
49%HINDU
Hindu 49.5%Muslim 28.6%Christian 21.3%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water22.6%
Electricity80.8%
Sanitation91.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated86.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.3%
Children underweight (under 5)22.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.9%
Women literate93.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.4%
Clean cooking fuel55.7%
Health insurance64.8%
What's nearby?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · 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.