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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 51 · 1987
Kollengode
Winner — 1987
C. T. KRISHNAN
CPM· Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
CPM 49.1%INC 44.7%5 others 6.3%
Votes
45,933
49.1% share
Winning margin
4,102
4.4% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
79.1%
of 1,18,341
A closely fought contest. C. T. KRISHNAN won with a 4.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. T. KRISHNAN | Left Democratic Front (Kerala) | 45,933 | 49.1% |
| 2 | K.P. GANGADHARA MENON | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | 41,831 | 44.7% |
| 3 | VENUGOPALA MENON | 4,366 | 4.7% | |
| 4 | P.V. PAZHANIMALA | IND | 820 | 0.9% |
| 5 | K.A. KAREEM | IND | 290 | 0.3% |
| 6 | T. M. SULAIMAN | IND | 216 | 0.2% |
| 7 | K. APPUKUTTAN | IND | 168 | 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 (64th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.7% · min 0.7% · max 42.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
64th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.84
fewer partiesmore parties
24th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
57th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.84EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 49.1%INC 44.7%OTH 6.3%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Palakkadan Matta RiceGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.