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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 58 · 2016
Chittur
Winner — 2016
K KRISHNANKUTTY
JD(S)· Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA)
JD(S) 44.9%INC 40.2%9 others 14.9%
Votes
69,270
44.9% share
Winning margin
7,285
4.7% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
83.0%
of 1,85,995
A closely fought contest. K KRISHNANKUTTY won with a 4.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K KRISHNANKUTTY | Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA) | 69,270 | 44.9% |
| 2 | K ACHUTHAN | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | 61,985 | 40.2% |
| 3 | SASIKUMAR M | NDA | 12,537 | 8.1% |
| 4 | MAYILSAMY | 6,212 | 4.0% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,260 | 0.8% |
| 6 | SANTHA | IND | 679 | 0.4% |
| 7 | KRISHNANKUTTY KUNNATH HOUSE | IND | 672 | 0.4% |
| 8 | P C RAMACHANDRAN | 571 | 0.4% | |
| 9 | ACHUTHAN THANKANIVAS | IND | 495 | 0.3% |
| 10 | A RAJEENA | 442 | 0.3% | |
| 11 | A KRISHNANKUTTY ARAMURI | IND | 157 | 0.1% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (2nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.3% · min 0.8% · max 22.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
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2nd of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.73
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42nd of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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10th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.73EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(S) 44.9%INC 40.2%BJP 8.1%OTH 6.0%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,09,934
Density
627 / km²
Sex ratio
1067 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,482 km²
SC population14.4%
ST population1.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
67%HINDU
Hindu 66.8%Muslim 28.9%Other 4.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water42.8%
Electricity93.5%
Sanitation89.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated51.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.7%
Children underweight (under 5)27.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.6%
Women literate94.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.1%
Clean cooking fuel67.5%
Health insurance53.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Palakkadan Matta RiceGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.