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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 48 · 2006

Malampuzha

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Winner — 2006

V.S. ACHUTHANANDAN
CPM· Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA)
CPM 55.4%INC 38.3%8 others 6.2%
Votes
64,775
55.5% share
Winning margin
20,017
17.1% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
76.7%
of 1,52,322

Malampuzha is a safe seat — V.S. ACHUTHANANDAN won by 17.1%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
V.S. ACHUTHANANDAN
CPM
Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA)
64,77555.5%
2
SATHEESAN PACHENI
INC
United Democratic Front (Kerala)
44,75838.3%
3
ADV. P.J. THOMAS
BJP
NDA
4,3843.8%
4
V.K. RAMACHANDRAN
IND
1,1851.0%
5
N. SUBRAMANIAN
BSP
5540.5%
6
RAJEEV.K.R
IND
2940.3%
7
C. ARUMUGHAN
IND
2540.2%
8
M. VELAYUDHAN
CPI(ML)(L)
2150.2%
9
N. AMARNATH
IND
2060.2%
10
T. ACHUTHAN
IND
1990.2%

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 (129th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
17.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 1.1% · max 30.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
129th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.35
fewer partiesmore parties
104th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
96th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 55.5%INC 38.3%OTH 6.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
41,12,920
Density
1157 / km²
Sex ratio
1098 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,554 km²
SC population7.5%
ST population0.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
70%MUSLIM
Muslim 70.2%Hindu 27.6%Other 2.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water14.9%
Electricity94.3%
Sanitation97.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated80.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.7%
Women literate99.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.3%
Clean cooking fuel59.0%
Health insurance42.8%

What's nearby?

1 location
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