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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 89 · 2016

Udumbanchola

Winner — 2016

M.M. MANI
CPM· Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA)
CPM 40.3%INC 39.4%6 others 20.2%
Votes
50,813
40.3% share
Winning margin
1,109
0.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
75.6%
of 1,66,770

Udumbanchola was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.9% — fewer than 1,109 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

1 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.59 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
M.M. MANI
Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA)
50,81340.3%
2
ADV.SENAPATHY VENU
United Democratic Front (Kerala)
49,70439.4%
3
SAJI PARAMBATH
BDJS
NDA
21,79917.3%
4
B.SOMAN
1,6511.3%
5
SHANAVAS BAKER
8310.7%
NOTA
NOTA
6020.5%
7
RAJU MANJAKKUNNEL
4860.4%
8
M J FRANSIS
IND
1320.1%

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

Average turnout (55th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 0.9% · max 31.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
55th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.33
fewer partiesmore parties
107th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
70th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 40.3%INC 39.4%BDJS 17.3%OTH 2.5%NOTA 0.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/7

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.59 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,08,974
Density
255 / km²
Sex ratio
1006 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,356 km²
SC population13.1%
ST population5.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
49%HINDU
Hindu 48.9%Christian 43.4%Muslim 7.4%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water30.2%
Electricity88.4%
Sanitation89.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated89.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.3%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.0%
Women literate94.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.1%
Clean cooking fuel54.3%
Health insurance58.1%

What's nearby?

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