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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 111 · 1987

Ranni

Winner — 1987

EAPPEN VARGHESE
KEC· United Democratic Front (Kerala)
KEC 41.5%CPM 40.0%19 others 18.4%
Votes
33,265
41.5% share
Winning margin
1,203
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
21
Turnout
78.3%
of 1,02,261

Ranni was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 1,203 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

21 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
EAPPEN VARGHESE
33,26541.5%
2
K. I. IDICULLA MAPPILLA
Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
32,06240.0%
3
T. K. RAMAKRISHNAN
8,47210.6%
4
C. V. THOMAS
IND
2,1932.7%
5
T. M. JOSEPH
IND
1,2401.6%
6
M. M. THAMPY
IND
8371.1%
7
EAPPEN NIHAN
IND
4820.6%
8
ABRAHAM MATHEW
IND
4300.5%
9
JACOB SAMUEL
IND
1720.2%
10
KONNIYOOR DAMODRAN
IND
1140.1%
11
MATHEW KUTTY KURIAN
IND
1060.1%
12
M. P. JOHN
IND
1060.1%
13
P. C. THANKACHAN
IND
1020.1%
14
SAJI PHILIP
IND
1020.1%
15
ABY THOMAS
IND
1020.1%
16
T. S. CHACKO
IND
740.1%
17
C. K. THOMAS
IND
560.1%
18
KOSY THOMAS
IND
440.1%
19
ARIASSERI DAMODARAN PILLAI
IND
440.1%
20
C. T. DHANAPALAN
IND
410.1%
21
PHILIPOSE SAMUEL
IND
180.0%

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

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

Low turnout (139th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.7% · min 0.1% · max 16.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
139th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.07
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
119th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
KEC 41.5%CPM 40.0%BJP 10.6%OTH 7.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,97,412
Density
452 / km²
Sex ratio
1132 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,652 km²
SC population13.7%
ST population0.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
57%HINDU
Hindu 56.9%Christian 38.1%Other 4.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.1%
Electricity94.5%
Sanitation93.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.1%
Children fully vaccinatedNOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.7%
Children underweight (under 5)11.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.4%
Women literate99.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTERNOT REPORTED
Clean cooking fuel60.1%
Health insurance50.1%

What's nearby?

6 locations
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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.

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