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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 26 · 2016

Elathur

Winner — 2016

A K SASEENDRAN
NCP· Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA)
NCP 48.7%JD(U) 30.1%5 others 21.2%
Votes
76,387
48.6% share
Winning margin
29,057
18.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
83.3%
of 1,88,528

Elathur is a safe seat — A K SASEENDRAN won by 18.5%.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
A K SASEENDRAN
Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA)
76,38748.6%
2
KISHEN CHAND
47,33030.1%
3
RAJAN NAIR
NDA
29,07018.5%
4
KRISHNAN
IND
1,7241.1%
5
RAGHU
1,1420.7%
NOTA
NOTA
9860.6%
7
USEFFALI P M
IND
3670.2%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

High turnout (8th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
18.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 3.2% · max 35.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
8th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.79
fewer partiesmore parties
33rd of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
111th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.79EFFECTIVE PARTIES
NCP 48.6%JD(U) 30.1%BJP 18.5%OTH 2.1%NOTA 0.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,86,293
Density
1316 / km²
Sex ratio
1098 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,345 km²
SC population6.5%
ST population0.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
56%HINDU
Hindu 56.2%Muslim 39.2%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.0%
Electricity93.8%
Sanitation97.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.3%
Children underweight (under 5)18.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.8%
Women literate99.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.2%
Clean cooking fuel73.8%
Health insurance61.1%

What's nearby?

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