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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 42 · 1996

Perinthalmanna

Winner — 1996

NALAKATH SOOPPY
MUL· United Democratic Front (Kerala)
MUL 49.9%IND 44.2%8 others 5.9%
Votes
55,008
49.9% share
Winning margin
6,248
5.7% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
68.6%
of 1,60,752

A clear win with a 5.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NALAKATH SOOPPY
MUL
55,00849.9%
2
A.MOHAMED
IND
48,76044.2%
3
UNNIKRISHNAN CHERATH
3,1372.9%
4
K.V.ABDURAZAK
IND
1,8011.6%
5
PARAMANANDAN MANKADA
PDP
9200.8%
6
C. VISWANATHAN
IND
1610.1%
7
V. ABDURAHIMAN
IND
1300.1%
8
P.E. NARAYANAN NAIR
IND
1290.1%
9
CHEELATH UNNI AVARA
IND
1150.1%
10
K. SAIDALIKKUTY
IND
890.1%

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.

Average turnout (32nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 3.6% · max 37.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
32nd of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.49
fewer partiesmore parties
79th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
35th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
MUL 49.9%IND 44.2%OTH 5.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
41,12,920
Density
1157 / km²
Sex ratio
1098 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,554 km²
SC population7.5%
ST population0.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
70%MUSLIM
Muslim 70.2%Hindu 27.6%Other 2.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water14.9%
Electricity94.3%
Sanitation97.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated80.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.7%
Women literate99.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.3%
Clean cooking fuel59.0%
Health insurance42.8%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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