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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 84 · 2016Reserved (SC)
Kunnathunad
Winner — 2016
V P SAJEENDRAN
INC· United Democratic Front (Kerala) (UPA)
INC 44.1%CPM 42.3%6 others 13.6%
Votes
65,445
44.1% share
Winning margin
2,679
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
85.9%
of 1,72,595
Kunnathunad was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 2,679 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
1 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.11 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V P SAJEENDRAN | United Democratic Front (Kerala) (UPA) | 65,445 | 44.1% |
| 2 | ADV. SHIJI SIVAJI | Left Democratic Front (Kerala) | 62,766 | 42.3% |
| 3 | THURAVOOR SURESH | BDJS NDA | 16,459 | 11.1% |
| 4 | N O KUTTAPPAN | 1,263 | 0.8% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,179 | 0.8% |
| 6 | ORNA KRISHNANKUTTY | PDP | 653 | 0.4% |
| 7 | SAJEENDRAN PARAPPURATH | IND | 436 | 0.3% |
| 8 | MANOJ | CPI(ML)(L) | 116 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (3rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.7% · min 1.7% · max 23.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
3rd of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.89
fewer partiesmore parties
19th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
56th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.89EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 44.1%CPM 42.3%BDJS 11.1%OTH 1.7%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.11 Cr
A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,82,388
Density
1072 / km²
Sex ratio
1027 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,063 km²
SC population8.2%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
46%HINDU
Hindu 46.0%Christian 38.0%Muslim 15.7%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water57.3%
Electricity97.4%
Sanitation97.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.1%
Children fully vaccinated82.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.0%
Children underweight (under 5)19.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.7%
Women literate99.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER2.9%
Clean cooking fuel88.4%
Health insurance46.2%
What's nearby?
4 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.