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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 25 · 2016Reserved (SC)

Balusseri

Winner — 2016

PURUSHUAN KADALUNDI
CPM· Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA)
CPM 47.5%IND 38.6%7 others 13.9%
Votes
82,914
47.5% share
Winning margin
15,464
8.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
83.3%
of 2,09,667

A clear win with a 8.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PURUSHUAN KADALUNDI
Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA)
82,91447.5%
2
U.C RAMAN PADANILAM
IND
67,45038.6%
3
P.K SUPRAN
NDA
19,32411.1%
4
BALAN NADUVANNUR
1,7641.0%
5
SASEENDRAN BAPPANKAD
WPOI
9590.6%
6
RAMAN THACHAMPOYIL MEETHAL
IND
7100.4%
NOTA
NOTA
6380.4%
8
K.T SIVAN
IND
4970.3%
9
JAYARAJAN
IND
3120.2%

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

High turnout (12th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.2% · min 0.8% · max 18.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
12th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
100th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
134th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 47.5%IND 38.6%BJP 11.1%OTH 2.4%NOTA 0.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,86,293
Density
1316 / km²
Sex ratio
1098 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,345 km²
SC population6.5%
ST population0.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
56%HINDU
Hindu 56.2%Muslim 39.2%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.0%
Electricity93.8%
Sanitation97.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.3%
Children underweight (under 5)18.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.8%
Women literate99.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.2%
Clean cooking fuel73.8%
Health insurance61.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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