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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 56 · 1996
Kunnamkulam
Winner — 1996
N.R.BALAN
CPM· Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
CPM 46.2%INC 45.4%13 others 8.4%
Votes
49,289
46.2% share
Winning margin
884
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
68.9%
of 1,54,719
Kunnamkulam was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 884 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N.R.BALAN | Left Democratic Front (Kerala) | 49,289 | 46.2% |
| 2 | T.V. CHANDRAMOHAN | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | 48,405 | 45.4% |
| 3 | A.V. KARAPPAKUTTY | 5,703 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | VARU | IND | 837 | 0.8% |
| 5 | C.A.AJITHAN | IND | 429 | 0.4% |
| 6 | P.T.VARGHESE | IND | 384 | 0.4% |
| 7 | VIJAYAN KURIYAKKOT | IND | 334 | 0.3% |
| 8 | THAMPI VARGHESE | IND | 254 | 0.2% |
| 9 | M.N.CHANDRA SEKHARAN | JP | 232 | 0.2% |
| 10 | K. CHAKKUNNY | IND | 210 | 0.2% |
| 11 | K.I.VARATHAPPAN | IND | 181 | 0.2% |
| 12 | PRINCE KUNNAMKULAM | IND | 134 | 0.1% |
| 13 | GEEVAR,V.V. | IND | 117 | 0.1% |
| 14 | JOSE,J. KUTTIKKATT | IND | 88 | 0.1% |
| 15 | JOSE PEREPPADEN | IND | 64 | 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.
High turnout (11th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.8% · min 0.4% · max 28.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
11th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.92
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
66th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 46.2%INC 45.4%BJP 5.3%OTH 3.1%
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?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Palakkadan Matta RiceGI
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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.