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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 115 · 1987

Punaloor

Winner — 1987

CHITHARENJAN
CPI· Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
CPI 49.2%KEC 37.8%16 others 13.0%
Votes
47,745
49.2% share
Winning margin
11,076
11.4% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
76.1%
of 1,27,486

A clear win with a 11.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHITHARENJAN
Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
47,74549.2%
2
SURENDRAN PILLAI
36,66937.8%
3
VIPINA CHANDRAN NAIR
3,9164.0%
4
SANTHOSH K. THOMAS
IND
3,4593.6%
5
BABU OOMMEN
IND
1,4571.5%
6
RAJEN S.
IND
1,4451.5%
7
KONNIYOOR P. B. J. NAIR
IND
5890.6%
8
G. SREEDHARAN PILLAI
IND
4360.5%
9
K. SIVADASAN
IND
3530.4%
10
P. A. ARJUNAN PILLAI
IND
2690.3%
11
KURIAN
IND
1580.2%
12
P. T. KURUVILA
IND
1190.1%
13
LEELA THOMAS
IND
990.1%
14
JOSE KUNJU KUNJU
IND
960.1%
15
AYOOR SIVADAS
IND
730.1%
16
BALAKRISHNA PILLAI
IND
700.1%
17
THANINIRAM SUNDARESAN
IND
460.1%
18
SURENDRAN NAIR
IND
340.0%

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 (128th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
11.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.2% · min 0.5% · max 21.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
128th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.74
fewer partiesmore parties
39th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
79th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.74EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 49.2%KEC 37.8%OTH 13.0%

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?

4 locations
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