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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 50 · 1987
Chittur
Winner — 1987
K.A. CHANDRAN
INC· United Democratic Front (Kerala)
INC 53.0%JNP 44.1%4 others 3.0%
Votes
49,112
53.0% share
Winning margin
8,237
8.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
82.0%
of 1,13,118
A clear win with a 8.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.A. CHANDRAN | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | 49,112 | 53.0% |
| 2 | K. KRISHNAMURTY | 40,875 | 44.1% | |
| 3 | SIVARAMA BHARATHY | IND | 2,006 | 2.2% |
| 4 | K. DHANDAPANI | IND | 342 | 0.4% |
| 5 | K. SUBRAMANIAM | IND | 233 | 0.3% |
| 6 | S. S. SHAHUL HAMEED | IND | 183 | 0.2% |
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 (60th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean8.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.3% · min 0.4% · max 36.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
60th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.47
fewer partiesmore parties
84th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
123rd of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 53.0%JNP 44.1%OTH 3.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,09,934
Density
627 / km²
Sex ratio
1067 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,482 km²
SC population14.4%
ST population1.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
67%HINDU
Hindu 66.8%Muslim 28.9%Other 4.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water42.8%
Electricity93.5%
Sanitation89.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated51.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.7%
Children underweight (under 5)27.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.6%
Women literate94.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.1%
Clean cooking fuel67.5%
Health insurance53.8%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Palakkadan Matta RiceGI
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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.