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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 50 · 1991

Chittur

Winner — 1991

K. KRISHNANKUTTY
JD· Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
JD 50.1%INC 46.8%3 others 3.1%
Votes
47,281
50.1% share
Winning margin
3,111
3.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
71.5%
of 1,32,117

A closely fought contest. K. KRISHNANKUTTY won with a 3.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
K. KRISHNANKUTTY
United Democratic Front (Kerala)
47,28150.1%
2
K.A. CHANDRAN
United Democratic Front (Kerala)
44,17046.8%
3
A.C. SURENDRANATHAN
2,2262.4%
4
KRISHNAKUTTY
IND
4260.5%
5
K. DHANDAPANI
IND
2930.3%

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 (60th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.3% · min 0.4% · max 36.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
60th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.47
fewer partiesmore parties
84th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
123rd of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 50.1%INC 46.8%OTH 3.1%

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?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Palakkadan Matta RiceGI
Siva temple

Siva temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Siva temple

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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