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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 68 · 1996

Ankamali

Winner — 1996

P.J.JOY
INC· United Democratic Front (Kerala)
INC 47.9%KEC 47.4%8 others 4.7%
Votes
56,252
47.9% share
Winning margin
544
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
74.5%
of 1,57,871

Ankamali was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 544 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
P.J.JOY
United Democratic Front (Kerala)
56,25247.9%
2
M.V.MANY
55,70847.4%
3
C.P.SREEKUMAR
3,4552.9%
4
K.J.JOY
IND
5880.5%
5
K.V.MANY
IND
4690.4%
6
M.M.KUTTAPPAN
IND
3840.3%
7
POULOSE VARKEY (OROMATTAM)
IND
2770.2%
8
P.J.JOY (POTTATTIL)
IND
1980.2%
9
C.T.RADHAKRISHN CHENGAT
IND
1130.1%
10
GEORGE KURUVILA
IND
920.1%

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 (105th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.1% · min 0.2% · max 18.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
105th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.02
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
7th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.02EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.9%KEC 47.4%OTH 4.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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 vaccinatedNOT 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?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coconut Products
Siva temple, Peruvanam

Siva temple, Peruvanam

🏛️MonumentASI

Siva temple, Peruvanam

Sri Rama temple

Sri Rama temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Sri Rama temple

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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