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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 127 · 2006

Varkala

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Winner — 2006

VARKALA KAHAR
INC· United Democratic Front (Kerala) (UPA)
INC 48.8%CPM 47.0%9 others 4.2%
Votes
44,883
48.8% share
Winning margin
1,625
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
72.3%
of 1,27,337

Varkala was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 1,625 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history
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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VARKALA KAHAR
INC
United Democratic Front (Kerala) (UPA)
44,88348.8%
2
ADV S SUNDARESAN
CPM
Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
43,25847.0%
3
CHERUNNIYOORSIVAPRASAD
BJP
NDA
1,6251.8%
4
KUMAR R
BSP
6010.7%
5
SASIDHARAN
IND
5960.7%
6
KAHAR
IND
2850.3%
7
K R ARAVINDAKSHANPILLAI
IND
2690.3%
8
ADV SREEVALSAMGOPALKRISHNAN
IND
1690.2%
9
VIVEKANANDAN
IND
1390.1%
10
K OMANA
IND
990.1%
11
MURALI KUMAR
IND
780.1%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (126th), 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 9.1% · min 0.6% · max 34.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
126th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.87
fewer partiesmore parties
21st of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
94th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.87EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.8%CPM 47.0%OTH 4.2%

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
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handloom Products
Janardanaswamy Temple

Janardanaswamy Temple

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