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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 94 · 1996
Palai
Winner — 1996
K.M.MANI
KEC(M)· United Democratic Front (Kerala)
KEC(M) 61.1%IND 33.4%8 others 5.4%
Votes
52,550
61.1% share
Winning margin
23,790
27.7% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
66.9%
of 1,28,479
Palai is a safe seat — K.M.MANI won by 27.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.M.MANI | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | 52,550 | 61.1% |
| 2 | C.K.JEEVAN | IND | 28,760 | 33.4% |
| 3 | P.R.MURALEEDHARAN | 3,489 | 4.1% | |
| 4 | P.J.SEBASTIAN | 357 | 0.4% | |
| 5 | T.SURESHKUMAR BALAKRISHNA PANICKER | 289 | 0.3% | |
| 6 | SHAJI MICHAEL | IND | 147 | 0.2% |
| 7 | C.O.JOSEPH | IND | 145 | 0.2% |
| 8 | K.T.MATHEW | IND | 117 | 0.1% |
| 9 | MATHEW MATHAI | IND | 81 | 0.1% |
| 10 | O.M.MICHAEL | IND | 57 | 0.1% |
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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 (138th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe27.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.3% · min 2.6% · max 33.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
138th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.35
fewer partiesmore parties
105th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
31st of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
KEC(M) 61.1%IND 33.4%OTH 5.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,74,551
Density
895 / km²
Sex ratio
1039 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,206 km²
SC population7.8%
ST population1.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
50%HINDU
Hindu 49.8%Christian 43.5%Muslim 6.4%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water22.9%
Electricity96.6%
Sanitation96.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.7%
Children fully vaccinated— NOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.4%
Children underweight (under 5)17.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.7%
Women literate99.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.6%
Clean cooking fuel72.5%
Health insurance53.2%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.