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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 101 · 2016
Poonjar
Winner — 2016
P C GEORGE PLATHOTTAM
IND
IND 43.6%KEC(M) 24.6%16 others 31.8%
Votes
63,621
43.6% share
Winning margin
27,821
19.1% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
79.4%
of 1,83,590
Poonjar is a safe seat — P C GEORGE PLATHOTTAM won by 19.1%.
Seat history
4 of 17 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.52 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
18 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P C GEORGE PLATHOTTAM | IND | 63,621 | 43.6% |
| 2 | GEORGEKUTTY AUGUSTY | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | 35,800 | 24.6% |
| 3 | ADV. P C JOSEPH PONNATTU | IND | 22,270 | 15.3% |
| 4 | M R ULLAS | BDJS NDA | 19,966 | 13.7% |
| 5 | P A ABDUL HAKKIM | WPOI | 804 | 0.6% |
| 6 | NISHAD NADAKAL | PDP | 530 | 0.4% |
| 7 | SAINULLAUDEEN | IND | 525 | 0.4% |
| 8 | ADV. INDULEKHA JOSEPH | IND | 397 | 0.3% |
| 9 | GEORGEKUTTY SEBASTIAN | IND | 375 | 0.3% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 313 | 0.2% |
| 11 | JOSEPH P C PURATHAYIL | IND | 234 | 0.2% |
| 12 | SIYAM P ASHRAF | IND | 194 | 0.1% |
| 13 | GEORGE CHACKO | IND | 166 | 0.1% |
| 14 | RAJU VATTAPPARA | 148 | 0.1% | |
| 15 | JAMES JOSEPH | IND | 143 | 0.1% |
| 16 | SANTHOSH CHENNADU | KLJP | 96 | 0.1% |
| 17 | T M SURENDRAN | CPIM | 94 | 0.1% |
| 18 | ABRAHAM | IND | 77 | 0.1% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (92nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean19.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.0% · min 0.1% · max 19.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
92nd of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.97
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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121st of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.97EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 43.6%KEC(M) 24.6%IND 15.3%BDJS 13.7%OTH 2.6%NOTA 0.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/17
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.52 Cr
A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,74,551
Density
895 / km²
Sex ratio
1039 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,206 km²
SC population7.8%
ST population1.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
50%HINDU
Hindu 49.8%Christian 43.5%Muslim 6.4%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water22.9%
Electricity96.6%
Sanitation96.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.7%
Children fully vaccinated— NOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.4%
Children underweight (under 5)17.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.7%
Women literate99.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.6%
Clean cooking fuel72.5%
Health insurance53.2%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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