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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 138 · 1996

Kovalam

Winner — 1996

A. NEELALOHITHADASAN N.
JD· Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
JD 56.9%INC 35.1%7 others 8.0%
Votes
57,180
56.9% share
Winning margin
21,941
21.8% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
61.6%
of 1,63,154

Kovalam is a safe seat — A. NEELALOHITHADASAN N. won by 21.8%.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
A. NEELALOHITHADASAN N.
Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
57,18056.9%
2
GEORGE MASCRENE
United Democratic Front (Kerala)
35,23935.1%
3
R.S.MONI
IND
3,6493.6%
4
ANTO MARCELINE
AIIC(T)
2,3092.3%
5
M.C.VELAPPAN
JP
8440.8%
6
N. KUTTAPPAN, T.
ILC
6300.6%
7
D.R.SUNIL
IND
2540.3%
8
GOVINDAN GANGADHARAN
IND
1850.2%
9
Y.CHELLAYYAN NADAR
IND
1760.2%

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 (24th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
21.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.2% · min 0.0% · max 23.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
24th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.99
fewer partiesmore parties
10th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
78th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.99EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 56.9%INC 35.1%OTH 8.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
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?

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