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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 60 · 1987
Kodakara
Winner — 1987
K. P. VISWANATHAN
INC· United Democratic Front (Kerala)
INC 46.2%CPM 43.5%7 others 10.3%
Votes
43,172
46.2% share
Winning margin
2,536
2.7% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
81.0%
of 1,15,376
A closely fought contest. K. P. VISWANATHAN won with a 2.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. P. VISWANATHAN | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | 43,172 | 46.2% |
| 2 | M. A. KARTHIKEYAN | Left Democratic Front (Kerala) | 40,636 | 43.5% |
| 3 | P.S. SREERAMAN | 7,863 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | P. K. K. NAIR | IND | 406 | 0.4% |
| 5 | RAHULAN NELLIPARAMBAL | IND | 340 | 0.4% |
| 6 | P. R. SANKARANARAYANAN | IND | 321 | 0.3% |
| 7 | PAULY PUTHOOR | IND | 287 | 0.3% |
| 8 | JOSE MANJALI | IND | 210 | 0.2% |
| 9 | PERUMPADY RAVINDRAN | IND | 163 | 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 (49th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.3% · min 1.5% · max 32.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
49th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.61
fewer partiesmore parties
59th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
17th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.2%CPM 43.5%BJP 8.4%OTH 1.8%
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.