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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 12 · 2021

Dharmadam

Winner — 2021

Pinarayi Vijayan
CPM· Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA)
CPM 59.6%INC 28.3%7 others 12.1%
Votes
95,522
59.6% share
Winning margin
50,123
31.3% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
80.2%
of 1,99,759

Dharmadam is a safe seat — Pinarayi Vijayan won by 31.3%.

Seat history

5 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.49 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Pinarayi Vijayan
Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA)
95,52259.6%
2
C. Raghunathan
United Democratic Front (Kerala)
45,39928.3%
3
C. K. Padmanabhan
NDA
14,6239.1%
4
Basheer Kannadiparamba
2,2801.4%
5
Valayar Bhagyavathi
IND
1,7531.1%
NOTA
NOTA
4000.3%
7
Chovva Raghunathan
IND
1370.1%
8
C. P. Maharoof
IND
720.0%
9
Vadi Harindran
IND
610.0%

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

High turnout (16th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
31.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 2.4% · max 31.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
16th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
88th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
93rd of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 59.6%INC 28.3%BJP 9.1%OTH 2.7%NOTA 0.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/8

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.49 Cr

A 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?

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