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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 115 · 1991
Punaloor
Winner — 1991
PUNALUR MADHU
INC· United Democratic Front (Kerala)
INC 49.2%CPI 48.0%3 others 2.8%
Votes
53,050
49.2% share
Winning margin
1,312
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
70.2%
of 1,53,639
Punaloor was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 1,312 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PUNALUR MADHU | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | 53,050 | 49.2% |
| 2 | MULLAKKARA RATNAKARAN | Left Democratic Front (Kerala) | 51,738 | 48.0% |
| 3 | S.VIJAYAN | 2,700 | 2.5% | |
| 4 | THANINIRAM SUNDARESAN | IND | 240 | 0.2% |
| 5 | A.D. PHILIP | IND | 108 | 0.1% |
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.
Low turnout (128th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.2% · min 0.5% · max 21.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
128th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.74
fewer partiesmore parties
39th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
79th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.74EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.2%CPI 48.0%OTH 2.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,97,412
Density
452 / km²
Sex ratio
1132 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,652 km²
SC population13.7%
ST population0.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
57%HINDU
Hindu 56.9%Christian 38.1%Other 4.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.1%
Electricity94.5%
Sanitation93.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.1%
Children fully vaccinated— NOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.7%
Children underweight (under 5)11.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.4%
Women literate99.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER— NOT REPORTED
Clean cooking fuel60.1%
Health insurance50.1%
What's nearby?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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