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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 56 · 1987

Kunnamkulam

Winner — 1987

K.P. ARAVINDAKSHAN
CPM· Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
CPM 46.4%INC 46.0%11 others 7.6%
Votes
43,327
46.4% share
Winning margin
409
0.4% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
79.5%
of 1,17,350

Kunnamkulam was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.4% — fewer than 409 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
K.P. ARAVINDAKSHAN
Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
43,32746.4%
2
V. BALARAM
United Democratic Front (Kerala)
42,91846.0%
3
E. RAGHUNANDANAN
5,4415.8%
4
V. A. RAGHAVAN MASTER
IND
6180.7%
5
KANNATH BALAKRISHNAN NAIR
IND
1730.2%
6
SIVASANKARAN C. K.
IND
1240.1%
7
VARGHESE NEELANKAVIL
IND
1160.1%
8
P. S. KRISHNAN EZHUTHASSAN
IND
1130.1%
9
E. R. PAPPACHAN
IND
1010.1%
10
K. R. SIVADASAN
IND
1000.1%
11
V. V. RAVUNNY
IND
970.1%
12
C. CHERUNNY PAUL
IND
890.1%
13
T. K. KUNJUMON
IND
740.1%

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 (11th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.8% · min 0.4% · max 28.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
11th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.92
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
66th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 46.4%INC 46.0%BJP 5.8%OTH 1.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Palakkadan Matta RiceGI
Palakkad fort

Palakkad fort

🏛️MonumentASI

Palakkad fort

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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