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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 139 · 2016
Kovalam
Winner — 2016
ADV.M.VINCENT
INC· United Democratic Front (Kerala) (UPA)
INC 39.1%JD(S) 37.4%9 others 23.4%
Votes
60,268
39.1% share
Winning margin
2,615
1.7% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
74.2%
of 2,07,410
Kovalam was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.7% — fewer than 2,615 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
3 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.10 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ADV.M.VINCENT | United Democratic Front (Kerala) (UPA) | 60,268 | 39.1% |
| 2 | JAMEELA PRAKASAM | Left Democratic Front (Kerala) | 57,653 | 37.5% |
| 3 | KOVALAM T.N. SURESH | BDJS NDA | 30,987 | 20.1% |
| 4 | ADV.K.R.ANISH | 996 | 0.7% | |
| 5 | M.C.JAYALAL | IND | 933 | 0.6% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 845 | 0.6% |
| 7 | PRAMOD KUMAR | IND | 564 | 0.4% |
| 8 | SARASAMMA.T | IGP | 558 | 0.4% |
| 9 | S. SHAJI | AKTP | 400 | 0.3% |
| 10 | M. SUGATHAN | IND | 389 | 0.3% |
| 11 | SILVASTER | IND | 373 | 0.2% |
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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 (112th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.6% · min 0.7% · max 21.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
112th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.62
fewer partiesmore parties
58th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
47th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 39.1%JD(S) 37.5%BDJS 20.1%OTH 2.7%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.10 Cr
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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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