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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 3 · 2016

Udma

Winner — 2016

K KUNHIRAMAN
CPM· Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA)
CPM 43.9%INC 41.6%9 others 14.5%
Votes
70,679
43.9% share
Winning margin
3,832
2.4% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
80.5%
of 1,99,962

A closely fought contest. K KUNHIRAMAN won with a 2.4% margin.

Seat history

3 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.05 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
K KUNHIRAMAN
Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA)
70,67943.9%
2
K SUDHAKARAN
United Democratic Front (Kerala)
66,84741.5%
3
ADV. K SHREEKANTH
NDA
21,23113.2%
NOTA
NOTA
4050.3%
5
GOPI KUTHIRAKALLU
PDP
3530.2%
6
DAMODARAN P
IND
3490.2%
7
MOHAMMED PAKYARA
3310.2%
8
SUDHAKARAN CHERUKANAM
IND
2080.1%
9
GOVINDAN B ALINTHAZHE
APOI
1650.1%
10
ABBAS MOTHALAPPARA
IND
1570.1%
11
K KUNHIRAMAN PERIYANGANAM
IND
1450.1%

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

Average turnout (81st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.9% · min 0.9% · max 26.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
81st of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.63
fewer partiesmore parties
54th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
132nd of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.63EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 43.9%INC 41.5%BJP 13.2%OTH 1.1%NOTA 0.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.05 Cr

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,07,375
Density
657 / km²
Sex ratio
1080 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,989 km²
SC population4.1%
ST population3.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
56%HINDU
Hindu 55.8%Muslim 37.2%Christian 6.7%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.7%
Electricity88.8%
Sanitation91.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated92.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.3%
Children underweight (under 5)21.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.4%
Women literate95.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.7%
Clean cooking fuel73.5%
Health insurance44.0%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cashew Products
Bekal fort

Bekal fort

🏛️MonumentASI

Bekal fort

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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