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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 57 · 1996
Cherpu
Winner — 1996
K.P.RAJENDRAN
CPI· Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
CPI 49.1%INC 43.9%9 others 7.0%
Votes
49,506
49.1% share
Winning margin
5,192
5.2% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
69.5%
of 1,45,090
A clear win with a 5.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.P.RAJENDRAN | Left Democratic Front (Kerala) | 49,506 | 49.1% |
| 2 | M.K.ABDUL SALAM | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | 44,314 | 43.9% |
| 3 | SUJA NANDAKUMAR | 5,064 | 5.0% | |
| 4 | K.K.SAIDU | IND | 657 | 0.7% |
| 5 | P. GOPALAKRISHNAN | IND | 329 | 0.3% |
| 6 | RAJAN KADAVATH | IND | 257 | 0.3% |
| 7 | KANICHIL SIVAN | IND | 245 | 0.2% |
| 8 | P.A.KUTTAPPAN | IND | 178 | 0.2% |
| 9 | R.K.THAYYIL | JP | 134 | 0.1% |
| 10 | M.S. CHANDRAPRAKASH | IND | 127 | 0.1% |
| 11 | K.C.DASAN | IND | 61 | 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 (67th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.0% · min 2.1% · max 22.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
67th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.70
fewer partiesmore parties
46th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
19th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.70EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 49.1%INC 43.9%BJP 5.0%OTH 2.0%
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.