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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 79 · 2006
Piravom
Winner — 2006
M J JACOB
CPM· Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA)
CPM 49.0%DIC 44.3%5 others 6.7%
Votes
52,903
49.0% share
Winning margin
5,150
4.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
74.8%
of 1,44,261
A closely fought contest. M J JACOB won with a 4.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M J JACOB | Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA) | 52,903 | 49.0% |
| 2 | T M JACOB | DIC | 47,753 | 44.3% |
| 3 | ADV. K V SABU | NDA | 3,355 | 3.1% |
| 4 | C P SAJU | IND | 2,047 | 1.9% |
| 5 | M K USHA | IND | 944 | 0.9% |
| 6 | JACOB SEEMON | IND | 626 | 0.6% |
| 7 | GEETHA | IND | 266 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (36th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal4.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.7% · min 1.8% · max 18.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
36th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
89th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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55th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 49.0%DIC 44.3%OTH 6.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,82,388
Density
1072 / km²
Sex ratio
1027 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,063 km²
SC population8.2%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
46%HINDU
Hindu 46.0%Christian 38.0%Muslim 15.7%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water57.3%
Electricity97.4%
Sanitation97.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.1%
Children fully vaccinated82.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.0%
Children underweight (under 5)19.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.7%
Women literate99.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER2.9%
Clean cooking fuel88.4%
Health insurance46.2%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.