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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 84 · 1991

Idukki

Winner — 1991

MATHEW STEPHEN
KEC(M)· United Democratic Front (Kerala)
KEC(M) 49.7%KEC 46.2%4 others 4.0%
Votes
52,559
49.7% share
Winning margin
3,678
3.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
70.1%
of 1,50,755

A closely fought contest. MATHEW STEPHEN won with a 3.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MATHEW STEPHEN
United Democratic Front (Kerala)
52,55949.7%
2
JOHNY POOMATTOM
48,88146.2%
3
JAMES VACHA
3,0402.9%
4
PERUMPARA VARKEY
8320.8%
5
JAMES
IND
2490.2%
6
MATHEW MATHEW
IND
1520.1%

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 (3rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.7% · min 1.7% · max 23.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
3rd of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.89
fewer partiesmore parties
19th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
56th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.89EFFECTIVE PARTIES
KEC(M) 49.7%KEC 46.2%OTH 4.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,82,388
Density
1072 / km²
Sex ratio
1027 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,063 km²
SC population8.2%
ST population0.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
46%HINDU
Hindu 46.0%Christian 38.0%Muslim 15.7%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water57.3%
Electricity97.4%
Sanitation97.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.1%
Children fully vaccinated82.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.0%
Children underweight (under 5)19.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.7%
Women literate99.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER2.9%
Clean cooking fuel88.4%
Health insurance46.2%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Oleo Raisins

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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