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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 12 · 1996

Tellicherry

Winner — 1996

K.P.MAMMU MASTER
CPM· Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
CPM 54.8%INC 35.4%5 others 9.8%
Votes
51,985
54.8% share
Winning margin
18,350
19.3% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
67.2%
of 1,41,280

Tellicherry is a safe seat — K.P.MAMMU MASTER won by 19.3%.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
K.P.MAMMU MASTER
Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
51,98554.8%
2
K.C.KADAMBOORAN
United Democratic Front (Kerala)
33,63535.4%
3
K.T. JAYAKRISHNAN MASTER
7,7948.2%
4
KOTTAYODI VISWANATHAN
5250.6%
5
MUSTHAFA FARJAS
IND
4810.5%
6
B.BALAN
IND
2740.3%
7
V.K.HUSSAIN
IND
2250.2%

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 (16th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
19.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 2.4% · max 31.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
16th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
88th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
93rd of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 54.8%INC 35.4%BJP 8.2%OTH 1.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,23,003
Density
852 / km²
Sex ratio
1136 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,961 km²
SC population3.3%
ST population1.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
60%HINDU
Hindu 59.8%Muslim 29.4%Christian 10.4%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.7%
Electricity94.1%
Sanitation97.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated77.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Children underweight (under 5)17.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Women literate99.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.4%
Clean cooking fuel70.4%
Health insurance47.9%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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