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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 125 · 1996

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Winner — 1996

V.P. RAMAKRISHNA PILLAI
RSP· Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
RSP 46.4%MUL 42.3%7 others 11.3%
Votes
53,344
46.4% share
Winning margin
4,790
4.2% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
66.9%
of 1,71,677

A closely fought contest. V.P. RAMAKRISHNA PILLAI won with a 4.2% margin.

Seat history
⚖ Compare 1991 vs 1996

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
V.P. RAMAKRISHNA PILLAI
RSP
Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
53,34446.4%
2
A.YOONUS KUNJU
MUL
48,55442.3%
3
SOORYA RAJENDRAN
BJP
6,0525.3%
4
MUNDOTTIL SHAMSUDIN
PDP
3,0122.6%
5
ANZAR RAHIM
IND
2,5192.2%
6
S.RADHAKRISHNAN
IND
7580.7%
7
RADHAKRISHNA PILLAI
IND
3590.3%
8
KAMALUDEEN
IND
1580.1%
9
JANARDANAN PILLAI
IND
1530.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (94th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 0.0% · max 31.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
94th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
99th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
38th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RSP 46.4%MUL 42.3%BJP 5.3%OTH 6.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,35,375
Density
1061 / km²
Sex ratio
1113 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,483 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population0.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
64%HINDU
Hindu 64.4%Muslim 19.3%Christian 16.0%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water27.1%
Electricity95.1%
Sanitation94.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated85.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.5%
Children underweight (under 5)17.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.0%
Women literate98.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.8%
Clean cooking fuel80.1%
Health insurance56.0%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cashew Nut Products
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Amalotbhava Mata Church, Pullichira

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