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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 43 · 1996Reserved (SC)
Thrithala
Winner — 1996
V.K.CHANDRAN
CPM· Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
CPM 47.5%INC 43.0%3 others 9.6%
Votes
46,410
47.5% share
Winning margin
4,401
4.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
68.1%
of 1,43,533
A closely fought contest. V.K.CHANDRAN won with a 4.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V.K.CHANDRAN | Left Democratic Front (Kerala) | 46,410 | 47.5% |
| 2 | A.P.ANILKUMAR | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | 42,009 | 43.0% |
| 3 | P.K.CHAMI | 6,977 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | VALLIKUNNAM PRASAD | PDP | 1,928 | 2.0% |
| 5 | M.KRISHNAN | IND | 444 | 0.5% |
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 (82nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.4% · max 36.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
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82nd of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.07
fewer partiesmore parties
137th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
88th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 47.5%INC 43.0%BJP 7.1%OTH 2.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.