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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 8 · 2021

Taliparamba

Winner — 2021

M V GOVINDAN MASTER
CPM· Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA)
CPM 52.1%INC 39.4%6 others 8.5%
Votes
92,870
52.1% share
Winning margin
22,689
12.7% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
80.9%
of 2,20,054

A clear win with a 12.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
M V GOVINDAN MASTER
Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA)
92,87052.1%
2
ADV. V P ABDUL RASHEED
United Democratic Front (Kerala)
70,18139.4%
3
A P GANGADHARAN
NDA
13,0587.3%
NOTA
NOTA
7890.4%
5
SHIJITH K O P
IND
5080.3%
6
ABDUL RASHEED S/o ISMAIL
IND
3650.2%
7
C BALAKRISHNAN YADAV
IND
1910.1%
8
GOVINDAN KARAYAPATH
IND
1500.1%

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

High turnout (22nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
12.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 2.1% · max 32.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
22nd of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.49
fewer partiesmore parties
78th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
5th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 52.1%INC 39.4%BJP 7.3%OTH 0.7%NOTA 0.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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