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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 117 · 2016

Chavara

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Winner — 2016

N.VIJAYAN PILLAI
CMPKSC· United Democratic Front (Kerala) (UPA)
CMPKSC 46.8%RSP 42.3%11 others 10.9%
Votes
64,666
46.8% share
Winning margin
6,189
4.5% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
78.5%
of 1,75,916

A closely fought contest. N.VIJAYAN PILLAI won with a 4.5% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
N.VIJAYAN PILLAI
CMPKSC
United Democratic Front (Kerala) (UPA)
64,66646.8%
2
SHIBU BABYJOHN
RSP
Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
58,47742.3%
3
M.SUNIL
BJP
NDA
10,2767.4%
4
SHAHUL THENGUMTHARA
PDP
1,4391.0%
5
ANSAR THEVALAKKARA
SDPI
1,1060.8%
—
NOTA
NOTA
6670.5%
7
SHIBU
IND
4270.3%
8
THEVALAKKARA MANOJ
BSP
4030.3%
9
ABU MUHAMMED
IND
2280.2%
10
ANILKUMAR KALLAMBALAM
IND
1620.1%
11
CHELLAPPAN
IND
1210.1%
12
V.SUBASH
SHS
1210.1%
13
KARAMKODE BALAKRISHNAN
IND
930.1%

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

Average turnout (77th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 0.8% · max 56.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
77th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
109th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
8th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CMPKSC 46.8%RSP 42.3%BJP 7.4%OTH 3.0%NOTA 0.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,35,375
Density
1061 / km²
Sex ratio
1113 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,483 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population0.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
64%HINDU
Hindu 64.4%Muslim 19.3%Christian 16.0%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water27.1%
Electricity95.1%
Sanitation94.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated85.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.5%
Children underweight (under 5)17.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.0%
Women literate98.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.8%
Clean cooking fuel80.1%
Health insurance56.0%

What's nearby?

3 locations
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Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cashew Nut Products
Kottankulangara Devi Temple, Chavara

Kottankulangara Devi Temple, Chavara

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Kovilthottam Church

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Martha Mariam Orthodox Syrian Church

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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.

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