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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 51 · 1996
Kollengode
Winner — 1996
K.A.CHANDRAN
INC· United Democratic Front (Kerala)
INC 48.0%CPM 46.9%4 others 5.2%
Votes
48,530
48.0% share
Winning margin
1,137
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
68.6%
of 1,47,523
Kollengode was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 1,137 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.A.CHANDRAN | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | 48,530 | 48.0% |
| 2 | M.CHANDRAN | Left Democratic Front (Kerala) | 47,393 | 46.9% |
| 3 | M.LAKSHMANAN | 4,254 | 4.2% | |
| 4 | ISMATH SULAIMAN | PDP | 434 | 0.4% |
| 5 | V.KRISHNAN | IND | 405 | 0.4% |
| 6 | ABDUL NAZAR | IND | 120 | 0.1% |
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 (64th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.7% · min 0.7% · max 42.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
64th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.84
fewer partiesmore parties
24th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
57th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.84EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.0%CPM 46.9%OTH 5.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,09,934
Density
627 / km²
Sex ratio
1067 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,482 km²
SC population14.4%
ST population1.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
67%HINDU
Hindu 66.8%Muslim 28.9%Other 4.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water42.8%
Electricity93.5%
Sanitation89.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated51.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.7%
Children underweight (under 5)27.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.6%
Women literate94.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.1%
Clean cooking fuel67.5%
Health insurance53.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Palakkadan Matta RiceGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.