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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 8 · 1987

Taliparamba

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Winner — 1987

K. K. N. PARIYARAM
CPM· Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
CPM 49.1%IND 46.6%7 others 4.3%
Votes
52,247
49.1% share
Winning margin
2,616
2.5% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
86.1%
of 1,23,643

A closely fought contest. K. K. N. PARIYARAM won with a 2.5% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
K. K. N. PARIYARAM
CPM
Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
52,24749.1%
2
C. P. MOOSSANKUTTY
IND
49,63146.6%
3
P. M. BALCHANDRAN
BJP
3,7853.6%
4
E. SASIDHARAN
IND
2840.3%
5
K. DAMODARAN
IND
1590.1%
6
K. T. MADHUSUDHANAN
IND
1310.1%
7
P. ABDURAHIMAN
IND
610.1%
8
K. N. KRISHNAN KUNHI
IND
570.1%
9
K. MUHAMMED KUNHI
IND
520.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (22nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
2.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 2.1% · max 32.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
22nd of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.49
fewer partiesmore parties
78th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
5th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 49.1%IND 46.6%OTH 4.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,23,003
Density
852 / km²
Sex ratio
1136 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,961 km²
SC population3.3%
ST population1.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
60%HINDU
Hindu 59.8%Muslim 29.4%Christian 10.4%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.7%
Electricity94.1%
Sanitation97.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated77.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Children underweight (under 5)17.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Women literate99.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.4%
Clean cooking fuel70.4%
Health insurance47.9%

What's nearby?

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