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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 110 · 2006Reserved (SC)
Pandalam
Winner — 2006
K.K.SHAJU
JPSS· United Democratic Front (Kerala) (UPA)
JPSS 46.0%CPM 44.8%6 others 9.2%
Votes
51,196
46.0% share
Winning margin
1,305
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
77.1%
of 1,44,463
Pandalam was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 1,305 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.K.SHAJU | JPSS United Democratic Front (Kerala) (UPA) | 51,196 | 46.0% |
| 2 | K.RAGHAVAN | Left Democratic Front (Kerala) | 49,891 | 44.8% |
| 3 | S.GIRIJA | NDA | 5,245 | 4.7% |
| 4 | P.C.SHYJU | IND | 1,607 | 1.4% |
| 5 | N.RAGHAVAN | IND | 1,141 | 1.0% |
| 6 | M.SHYJU | IND | 1,066 | 1.0% |
| 7 | ADVOCATE V ANIL | 823 | 0.7% | |
| 8 | P.K.SUKUMARAN | IND | 420 | 0.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (135th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.1% · min 0.1% · max 31.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
135th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.88
fewer partiesmore parties
20th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
97th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JPSS 46.0%CPM 44.8%OTH 9.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,27,789
Density
1504 / km²
Sex ratio
1100 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,415 km²
SC population9.5%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
69%HINDU
Hindu 68.6%Christian 20.4%Muslim 10.6%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.9%
Electricity96.1%
Sanitation92.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.4%
Children fully vaccinated61.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.1%
Children underweight (under 5)20.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.9%
Women literate99.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER3.8%
Clean cooking fuel79.2%
Health insurance60.4%
What's nearby?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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