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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 9 · 1996

Azhicode

Winner — 1996

T.K.BALAN
CPM· Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
CPM 55.2%CMPKSC 39.9%4 others 4.9%
Votes
52,240
55.2% share
Winning margin
14,506
15.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
71.7%
of 1,31,997

Azhicode is a safe seat — T.K.BALAN won by 15.3%.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
T.K.BALAN
Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
52,24055.2%
2
T.P.HAREENDRAN
CMPKSC
37,73439.9%
3
C. NARAYANAN
3,2023.4%
4
K.M.KUNHAHAMMED HAJI
IND
7510.8%
5
NIRICHAN THOMAS JOSEPH
IND
5120.5%
6
SUBASH AYYOTH
PDP
1960.2%

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.

Low turnout (122nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
15.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 1.3% · max 36.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
122nd of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
131st of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
77th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 55.2%CMPKSC 39.9%OTH 4.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,23,003
Density
852 / km²
Sex ratio
1136 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,961 km²
SC population3.3%
ST population1.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
60%HINDU
Hindu 59.8%Muslim 29.4%Christian 10.4%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.7%
Electricity94.1%
Sanitation97.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated77.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Children underweight (under 5)17.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Women literate99.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.4%
Clean cooking fuel70.4%
Health insurance47.9%

What's nearby?

2 locations
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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.

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