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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 87 · 2021

Kothamangalam

Winner — 2021

ANTONY JOHN
CPM· Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA)
CPM 47.0%KEC 42.2%7 others 10.9%
Votes
64,234
47.0% share
Winning margin
6,605
4.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
76.9%
of 1,77,782

A closely fought contest. ANTONY JOHN won with a 4.8% margin.

Seat history

2 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.66 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ANTONY JOHN
Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA)
64,23447.0%
2
Shibu Thekkumpuram
57,62942.2%
3
Dr. JOE JOSEPH
TTPty
7,9785.8%
4
SHINE K KRISHNAN
BDJS
NDA
4,6383.4%
5
T.M. MOOSA
1,2860.9%
NOTA
NOTA
4140.3%
7
Shibu Thekkan
IND
2760.2%
8
ANTO JOHNY
IND
1360.1%
9
SHIBU
IND
1060.1%

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

Average turnout (48th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.5% · min 1.1% · max 53.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
48th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
122nd of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
104th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 47.0%KEC 42.2%TTPty 5.8%OTH 4.7%NOTA 0.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/8

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.66 Cr

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,82,388
Density
1072 / km²
Sex ratio
1027 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,063 km²
SC population8.2%
ST population0.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
46%HINDU
Hindu 46.0%Christian 38.0%Muslim 15.7%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water57.3%
Electricity97.4%
Sanitation97.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.1%
Children fully vaccinated82.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.0%
Children underweight (under 5)19.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.7%
Women literate99.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER2.9%
Clean cooking fuel88.4%
Health insurance46.2%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Oleo Raisins

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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