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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 131 · 1987

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Winner — 1987

K. PANKAJAKSHAN
RSP· Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
RSP 47.4%INC 42.1%8 others 10.4%
Votes
37,936
47.4% share
Winning margin
4,237
5.3% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
76.8%
of 1,04,119

A clear win with a 5.3% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
K. PANKAJAKSHAN
RSP
Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
37,93647.4%
2
P. VIJAYADAS
INC
United Democratic Front (Kerala)
33,69942.1%
3
K. VIKRAMAN NAIR
IND
7,0018.8%
4
P. S. THANKAPPAN
IND
3950.5%
5
POORVACHAL SURENDRAN
IND
2990.4%
6
P. PAUL
IND
2050.3%
7
K. MURUKANJI
IND
1820.2%
8
ARYANAND RETHNAKARAN
IND
1280.2%
9
INDIRA PARAMESWARAN
IND
1020.1%
10
NANDAVANAM SUSHELAN
IND
440.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (79th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
5.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.5% · min 1.8% · max 13.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
79th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
101st of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
73rd of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RSP 47.4%INC 42.1%IND 8.8%OTH 1.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
33,01,427
Density
1508 / km²
Sex ratio
1087 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,189 km²
SC population11.3%
ST population0.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%HINDU
Hindu 66.5%Christian 19.1%Muslim 13.7%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.2%
Electricity94.6%
Sanitation94.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated72.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.5%
Children underweight (under 5)15.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.0%
Women literate98.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.2%
Clean cooking fuel72.2%
Health insurance48.7%

What's nearby?

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