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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 136 · 1996

Trivandrum East

Winner — 1996

B.VIJAYA KUMAR
INC· United Democratic Front (Kerala)
INC 38.3%ICS 35.4%15 others 26.3%
Votes
32,389
38.3% share
Winning margin
2,478
2.9% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
60.3%
of 1,40,342

A closely fought contest. B.VIJAYA KUMAR won with a 2.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
B.VIJAYA KUMAR
United Democratic Front (Kerala)
32,38938.3%
2
K.KRISHNA PILLAI
ICS
29,91135.4%
3
P.ASHOK KUMAR
19,47523.0%
4
MOHANRAJ
IND
6510.8%
5
HARIHARAN
JP
3990.5%
6
J.R.VIJAYA KUMAR
AIIC(T)
3040.4%
7
P.DIVAKARAN PILLAI
IND
2840.3%
8
T.K.NARAYANAN
IND
2320.3%
9
G.SURENDRAN
IND
1500.2%
10
RAJAKUMAR MANI
IND
1290.1%
11
MOHANKUMAR
FBL
1240.1%
12
AYYAPPAN NAIR,S.
IND
1160.1%
13
S.RAVEENDRAN NAIR
IND
1150.1%
14
PRATHAAPCHANDRAN NAIR
IND
1140.1%
15
R.R.UNNITHAN
IND
840.1%
16
APPU
IND
670.1%
17
BABULAL,V.S.
IND
370.0%

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 (52nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
2.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.9% · min 1.0% · max 18.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
52nd of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.74
fewer partiesmore parties
40th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
76th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.74EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 38.3%ICS 35.4%BJP 23.0%OTH 3.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
33,01,427
Density
1508 / km²
Sex ratio
1087 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,189 km²
SC population11.3%
ST population0.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%HINDU
Hindu 66.5%Christian 19.1%Muslim 13.7%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.2%
Electricity94.6%
Sanitation94.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated72.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.5%
Children underweight (under 5)15.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.0%
Women literate98.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.2%
Clean cooking fuel72.2%
Health insurance48.7%

What's nearby?

2 locations
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