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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 99 · 2016
Changanassery
Winner — 2016
C F THOMAS
KEC(M)· United Democratic Front (Kerala) (UPA)
KEC(M) 40.0%IND 38.6%9 others 21.4%
Votes
50,371
40.0% share
Winning margin
1,849
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
75.2%
of 1,67,180
Changanassery was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 1,849 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C F THOMAS | United Democratic Front (Kerala) (UPA) | 50,371 | 40.0% |
| 2 | DR. K C JOSEPH | IND | 48,522 | 38.6% |
| 3 | ETTUMANOOR RADHAKRISHNAN | NDA | 21,455 | 17.1% |
| 4 | ALTHAPH HASSAN | 1,797 | 1.4% | |
| 5 | ADV. SOJAN PAVIYANOSE | IND | 1,050 | 0.8% |
| 6 | RAJI RAJAN | 676 | 0.5% | |
| 7 | SURESH K | IND | 596 | 0.5% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 571 | 0.5% |
| 9 | K N RAJAN | 312 | 0.3% | |
| 10 | BABU VARGESE | KCS | 292 | 0.2% |
| 11 | KUNJUMON ABRAHAM | IND | 151 | 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.
Low turnout (130th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.0% · min 1.4% · max 31.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
130th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.61
fewer partiesmore parties
61st of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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105th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
KEC(M) 40.0%IND 38.6%BJP 17.1%OTH 3.9%NOTA 0.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,74,551
Density
895 / km²
Sex ratio
1039 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,206 km²
SC population7.8%
ST population1.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
50%HINDU
Hindu 49.8%Christian 43.5%Muslim 6.4%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water22.9%
Electricity96.6%
Sanitation96.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.7%
Children fully vaccinated— NOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.4%
Children underweight (under 5)17.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.7%
Women literate99.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.6%
Clean cooking fuel72.5%
Health insurance53.2%
What's nearby?
5 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.