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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 28 · 1996

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Winner — 1996

ABDURAHIMAN HAJI AV
MUL· United Democratic Front (Kerala)
MUL 48.3%ICS 43.3%8 others 8.4%
Votes
48,942
48.3% share
Winning margin
5,122
5.1% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
68.9%
of 1,47,019

A clear win with a 5.1% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ABDURAHIMAN HAJI AV
MUL
48,94248.3%
2
CYRIAC JOHN
ICS
43,82043.3%
3
PRABHAKARAN K
BJP
5,2205.2%
4
CHOYIKKUTTY
IND
1,7621.7%
5
ABDUL NAZAR
IND
4320.4%
6
CHERUVATT ABDULLA HAJI
IND
3430.3%
7
PANNIYAM KUZHIYAL MUHAMAD
IND
3020.3%
8
KADAMBANAT MATHACHAN
IND
2040.2%
9
AYANIKKATT CHOKKUTTY
IND
1250.1%
10
C.K.SREEDHARAN
IND
1000.1%

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 (30th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.7% · max 44.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
30th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.93
fewer partiesmore parties
17th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
44th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.93EFFECTIVE PARTIES
MUL 48.3%ICS 43.3%BJP 5.2%OTH 3.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,86,293
Density
1316 / km²
Sex ratio
1098 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,345 km²
SC population6.5%
ST population0.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
56%HINDU
Hindu 56.2%Muslim 39.2%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.0%
Electricity93.8%
Sanitation97.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.3%
Children underweight (under 5)18.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.8%
Women literate99.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.2%
Clean cooking fuel73.8%
Health insurance61.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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