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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 138 · 2001

Kovalam

Winner — 2001

DR.A. NEELALOHITHADASAN NADAR
JD(S)· Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA)
JD(S) 47.7%INC 45.9%3 others 6.3%
Votes
54,110
47.7% share
Winning margin
2,045
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
65.0%
of 1,74,249

Kovalam was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 2,045 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DR.A. NEELALOHITHADASAN NADAR
Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA)
54,11047.7%
2
ADV.ALPHONSA JOHN
United Democratic Front (Kerala)
52,06545.9%
3
ADV. V.N. GOPALA KRISHNAN NAIR
NDA
4,7114.2%
4
VAZHAMUTTOM RAJENDRAN
IND
1,6721.5%
5
ASOKAN GANESAN
IND
7970.7%

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.

High turnout (24th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.2% · min 0.0% · max 23.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
24th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.99
fewer partiesmore parties
10th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
78th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.99EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(S) 47.7%INC 45.9%OTH 6.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
33,01,427
Density
1508 / km²
Sex ratio
1087 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,189 km²
SC population11.3%
ST population0.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%HINDU
Hindu 66.5%Christian 19.1%Muslim 13.7%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.2%
Electricity94.6%
Sanitation94.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated72.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.5%
Children underweight (under 5)15.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.0%
Women literate98.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.2%
Clean cooking fuel72.2%
Health insurance48.7%

What's nearby?

1 location
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