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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 65 · 2016
Wadakkanchery
Winner — 2016
ANIL AKKARA
INC· United Democratic Front (Kerala) (UPA)
INC 41.0%CPM 41.0%5 others 18.0%
Votes
65,535
41.0% share
Winning margin
43
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
80.9%
of 1,97,483
Wadakkanchery was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 43 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANIL AKKARA | United Democratic Front (Kerala) (UPA) | 65,535 | 41.0% |
| 2 | MARY THOMAS | Left Democratic Front (Kerala) | 65,492 | 41.0% |
| 3 | ADV. ULLAS BABU | NDA | 26,652 | 16.7% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 969 | 0.6% |
| 5 | GADDAFI A K | 477 | 0.3% | |
| 6 | P K SUBRAMANIAN | 419 | 0.3% | |
| 7 | ANIL | IND | 237 | 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 (47th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.5% · min 0.0% · max 25.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
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47th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.70
fewer partiesmore parties
47th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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29th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.70EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.0%CPM 41.0%BJP 16.7%OTH 0.7%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
31,21,200
Density
1031 / km²
Sex ratio
1108 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,027 km²
SC population10.4%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
58%HINDU
Hindu 58.4%Christian 24.3%Muslim 17.1%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water27.4%
Electricity97.0%
Sanitation97.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated— NOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.0%
Children underweight (under 5)17.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.4%
Women literate99.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.0%
Clean cooking fuel76.3%
Health insurance48.7%
What's nearby?
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