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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 28 · 2016

Kozhikode South

Winner — 2016

DR. M.K.MUNEER
IUML· United Democratic Front (Kerala) (UPA)
IUML 43.1%INL 37.7%10 others 19.2%
Votes
49,863
43.1% share
Winning margin
6,327
5.5% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
77.6%
of 1,49,054

A clear win with a 5.5% margin.

Seat history

2 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.15 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DR. M.K.MUNEER
United Democratic Front (Kerala) (UPA)
49,86343.1%
2
PROF.A. P. ABDUL VAHAB
INL
Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
43,53637.7%
3
SATHEESH KUTTIYIL
BDJS
NDA
19,14616.6%
NOTA
NOTA
7880.7%
5
U.K.DEYSI BALASUBRAHMANYAN
5930.5%
6
KAMALA PAVITHRAN
4800.4%
7
A.P.ABDUL VAHAB
IND
2870.3%
8
SAJAN.A.K
IND
2270.2%
9
ABDUL SATHAR
IND
2110.2%
10
MUNEER DAVARI
IND
1900.2%
11
PREMANAND.T
IND
1660.1%
12
ABDUL MUNEER
IND
1300.1%

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

Average turnout (30th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.7% · max 44.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
30th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.93
fewer partiesmore parties
17th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
44th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.93EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IUML 43.1%INL 37.7%BDJS 16.6%OTH 2.0%NOTA 0.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.15 Cr

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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