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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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pinarayi Vijayan | Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA) | 95,522 | 59.6% |
| 2 | C. Raghunathan | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | 45,399 | 28.3% |
| 3 | C. K. Padmanabhan | NDA | 14,623 | 9.1% |
| 4 | Basheer Kannadiparamba | 2,280 | 1.4% | |
| 5 | Valayar Bhagyavathi | IND | 1,753 | 1.1% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 400 | 0.3% |
| 7 | Chovva Raghunathan | IND | 137 | 0.1% |
| 8 | C. P. Maharoof | IND | 72 | 0.0% |
| 9 | Vadi Harindran | IND | 61 | 0.0% |
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
safe31.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 2.4% · max 31.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
16th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
88th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
93rd of 140Where 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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