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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 101 · 1996
Ambalapuzha
Winner — 1996
SUSEELA GOPALAN
CPM· Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
CPM 48.6%INC 46.3%5 others 5.0%
Votes
47,968
48.6% share
Winning margin
2,258
2.3% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
74.1%
of 1,33,155
A closely fought contest. SUSEELA GOPALAN won with a 2.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUSEELA GOPALAN | Left Democratic Front (Kerala) | 47,968 | 48.6% |
| 2 | DEVADATH G.PURAKKAD | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | 45,710 | 46.4% |
| 3 | K.D. RAMAKRISHNAN | 2,801 | 2.8% | |
| 4 | P.SAHADEVAN | PDP | 1,242 | 1.3% |
| 5 | K.J.SHEELA | IND | 432 | 0.4% |
| 6 | P.T.CHANDRABABU KAINAKARY | IND | 397 | 0.4% |
| 7 | RADHAKRISHNAN N.N. PILLAI | IND | 75 | 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 (92nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.0% · min 0.1% · max 19.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
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92nd of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.97
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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121st of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.97EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 48.6%INC 46.4%OTH 5.0%
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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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