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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 96 · 1991Reserved (SC)
Vaikom
Winner — 1991
K.K. BALAKRISHNAN
INC· United Democratic Front (Kerala)
INC 48.7%CPI 47.7%4 others 3.5%
Votes
50,692
48.7% share
Winning margin
1,038
1.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
78.2%
of 1,32,995
Vaikom was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.0% — fewer than 1,038 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.K. BALAKRISHNAN | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | 50,692 | 48.7% |
| 2 | K.P. SREEDHARAN | Left Democratic Front (Kerala) | 49,654 | 47.7% |
| 3 | K.N. RAVI | 2,455 | 2.4% | |
| 4 | JEEVAN BOSE KALASSERY | IND | 602 | 0.6% |
| 5 | K.C. SIVANANDAN | 465 | 0.5% | |
| 6 | K.G. BHASKARAN | IND | 152 | 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.
Average turnout (102nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 0.4% · max 22.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
102nd of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
96th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
90th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.7%CPI 47.7%OTH 3.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,74,551
Density
895 / km²
Sex ratio
1039 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,206 km²
SC population7.8%
ST population1.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
50%HINDU
Hindu 49.8%Christian 43.5%Muslim 6.4%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water22.9%
Electricity96.6%
Sanitation96.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.7%
Children fully vaccinated— NOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.4%
Children underweight (under 5)17.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.7%
Women literate99.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.6%
Clean cooking fuel72.5%
Health insurance53.2%
What's nearby?
18 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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