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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 20 · 1987
Quilandy
Winner — 1987
M.T. PADMA
INC· United Democratic Front (Kerala)
INC 47.6%CPM 43.0%4 others 9.4%
Votes
48,444
47.6% share
Winning margin
4,702
4.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
83.2%
of 1,22,313
A closely fought contest. M.T. PADMA won with a 4.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M.T. PADMA | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | 48,444 | 47.6% |
| 2 | T. DEVI | Left Democratic Front (Kerala) | 43,742 | 43.0% |
| 3 | A.K. SANKARA MENON | 8,138 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | P.MOOSA | IND | 574 | 0.6% |
| 5 | T.P. RAVINDRAN | IND | 563 | 0.6% |
| 6 | P.K. RADHAKRISHNAN | IND | 330 | 0.3% |
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.
Average turnout (51st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal4.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.4% · min 0.7% · max 14.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
51st of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
76th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
133rd of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.6%CPM 43.0%BJP 8.0%OTH 1.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,86,293
Density
1316 / km²
Sex ratio
1098 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,345 km²
SC population6.5%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
56%HINDU
Hindu 56.2%Muslim 39.2%Other 4.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.0%
Electricity93.8%
Sanitation97.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.3%
Children underweight (under 5)18.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.8%
Women literate99.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.2%
Clean cooking fuel73.8%
Health insurance61.1%
What's nearby?
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