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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 37 · 1987
Tanur
Winner — 1987
E. AHAMED
MUL· United Democratic Front (Kerala)
MUL 64.5%CPM 17.9%7 others 17.7%
Votes
49,530
64.5% share
Winning margin
35,785
46.6% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
65.5%
of 1,17,279
Tanur is a safe seat — E. AHAMED won by 46.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E. AHAMED |  MULUnited Democratic Front (Kerala) | 49,530 | 64.5% |
| 2 | K. BAPPU | Left Democratic Front (Kerala) | 13,745 | 17.9% |
| 3 | M. JAYACHANDRAN | 9,809 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | D. P. HAMSA | IND | 1,410 | 1.8% |
| 5 | PARUTHIKUNNAN MOHAMATHAJI | IND | 1,174 | 1.5% |
| 6 | KAKKARANIKKAL MOIDEEN | IND | 660 | 0.9% |
| 7 | PULLOONI AHAMED | IND | 253 | 0.3% |
| 8 | KEEZHEDATH SUKUMARA MENON | IND | 176 | 0.2% |
| 9 | PONNAKAMPAT VERRABHADRAN | IND | 87 | 0.1% |
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.
High turnout (13th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe46.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 25.8% · min 2.1% · max 55.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
13th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
121st of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
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1st of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
MUL 64.5%CPM 17.9%BJP 12.8%OTH 4.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
41,12,920
Density
1157 / km²
Sex ratio
1098 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,554 km²
SC population7.5%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
70%MUSLIM
Muslim 70.2%Hindu 27.6%Other 2.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water14.9%
Electricity94.3%
Sanitation97.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated80.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.7%
Women literate99.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.3%
Clean cooking fuel59.0%
Health insurance42.8%
What's nearby?
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