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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 124 · 2021
Kollam
Winner — 2021
M Mukesh
CPM· Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA)
CPM 44.9%INC 43.3%4 others 11.9%
Votes
58,524
44.9% share
Winning margin
2,072
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
72.1%
of 1,80,880
Kollam was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 2,072 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
3 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.55 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M Mukesh | Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA) | 58,524 | 44.9% |
| 2 | Adv. BINDHU KRISHNA | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | 56,452 | 43.3% |
| 3 | Sunil M | NDA | 14,252 | 10.9% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 750 | 0.6% |
| 5 | REMANAN | 290 | 0.2% | |
| 6 | BABY S | ADHRMPI | 183 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (88th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.2% · min 1.6% · max 20.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
88th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
69th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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72nd of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 44.9%INC 43.3%BJP 10.9%OTH 0.4%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/5
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.55 Cr
A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,35,375
Density
1061 / km²
Sex ratio
1113 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,483 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population0.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
64%HINDU
Hindu 64.4%Muslim 19.3%Christian 16.0%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water27.1%
Electricity95.1%
Sanitation94.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated85.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.5%
Children underweight (under 5)17.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.0%
Women literate98.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.8%
Clean cooking fuel80.1%
Health insurance56.0%
What's nearby?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.