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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 9 · 2016
Irikkur
Winner — 2016
K C JOSEPH
INC· United Democratic Front (Kerala) (UPA)
INC 49.0%CPI 42.5%8 others 8.5%
Votes
72,548
49.0% share
Winning margin
9,647
6.5% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
78.6%
of 1,88,416
A clear win with a 6.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K C JOSEPH | United Democratic Front (Kerala) (UPA) | 72,548 | 49.0% |
| 2 | K T JOSE | Left Democratic Front (Kerala) | 62,901 | 42.5% |
| 3 | A P GANGADHARAN | NDA | 8,294 | 5.6% |
| 4 | ADV. BINOY THOMAS | IND | 2,734 | 1.9% |
| 5 | JOSEPH K C KALAYAKKATTIL | IND | 602 | 0.4% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 553 | 0.4% |
| 7 | RIJO | IND | 134 | 0.1% |
| 8 | RAJEEV JOSEPH | IND | 123 | 0.1% |
| 9 | A K SHAJI | IND | 103 | 0.1% |
| 10 | RAVEENDRAN A V | IND | 80 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (122nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 1.3% · max 36.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
122nd of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
131st of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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77th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.0%CPI 42.5%BJP 5.6%OTH 2.5%NOTA 0.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,23,003
Density
852 / km²
Sex ratio
1136 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,961 km²
SC population3.3%
ST population1.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
60%HINDU
Hindu 59.8%Muslim 29.4%Christian 10.4%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.7%
Electricity94.1%
Sanitation97.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated77.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Children underweight (under 5)17.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Women literate99.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.4%
Clean cooking fuel70.4%
Health insurance47.9%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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