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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 72 · 1996
Ernakulam
Winner — 1996
GEORGE EDEN
INC· United Democratic Front (Kerala)
INC 51.8%CPM 40.7%6 others 7.5%
Votes
49,908
51.8% share
Winning margin
10,740
11.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
60.3%
of 1,59,550
A clear win with a 11.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GEORGE EDEN | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | 49,908 | 51.8% |
| 2 | V.B.CHERIYAN | Left Democratic Front (Kerala) | 39,168 | 40.7% |
| 3 | V.SANTHARAM | 6,211 | 6.5% | |
| 4 | C.P.JOSEPH | IND | 302 | 0.3% |
| 5 | UNNIKRISHAN NAIR | 194 | 0.2% | |
| 6 | KALOOR JOSEPH | IND | 175 | 0.2% |
| 7 | MOHANDAS KRISHNA SHENOY | IND | 161 | 0.2% |
| 8 | A. GILBERT | IND | 146 | 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 (108th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal11.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.8% · min 0.7% · max 17.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
108th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.49
fewer partiesmore parties
80th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
41st of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.8%CPM 40.7%BJP 6.5%OTH 1.0%
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?
9 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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