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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 67 · 1996
Kodungallur
Winner — 1996
MEENAKSHY THAMBAN
CPI· Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
CPI 51.2%IND 37.2%6 others 11.6%
Votes
51,343
51.2% share
Winning margin
14,109
14.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
70.0%
of 1,43,077
A clear win with a 14.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEENAKSHY THAMBAN | Left Democratic Front (Kerala) | 51,343 | 51.2% |
| 2 | K.VENU | IND | 37,234 | 37.2% |
| 3 | PN BALAKRISHNAN | 7,490 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | M.K.PAVITHRAN | IND | 2,922 | 2.9% |
| 5 | SHAJAHAN C.A. (SHAJI) | IND | 633 | 0.6% |
| 6 | U.M.KUNJUMOIDEEN | IND | 273 | 0.3% |
| 7 | P.P.SATHIAN | IND | 205 | 0.2% |
| 8 | M. DENNY JACOB | IND | 106 | 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 (109th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal14.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.9% · min 0.7% · max 21.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
109th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.76
fewer partiesmore parties
36th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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12th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 51.2%IND 37.2%BJP 7.5%OTH 4.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
31,21,200
Density
1031 / km²
Sex ratio
1108 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,027 km²
SC population10.4%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
58%HINDU
Hindu 58.4%Christian 24.3%Muslim 17.1%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water27.4%
Electricity97.0%
Sanitation97.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated— NOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.0%
Children underweight (under 5)17.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.4%
Women literate99.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.0%
Clean cooking fuel76.3%
Health insurance48.7%
What's nearby?
7 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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