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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 57 · 2016Reserved (SC)
Tarur
Winner — 2016
A.K.BALAN
CPM· Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA)
CPM 52.3%INC 34.3%3 others 13.5%
Votes
67,047
52.3% share
Winning margin
23,068
18.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
78.1%
of 1,64,236
Tarur is a safe seat — A.K.BALAN won by 18.0%.
Seat history
1 of 4 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.02 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A.K.BALAN | Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA) | 67,047 | 52.3% |
| 2 | C.PRAKASH | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | 43,979 | 34.3% |
| 3 | K V DIVAKARAN | NDA | 15,493 | 12.1% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,128 | 0.9% |
| 5 | NARAYANANKUTTY K T | 663 | 0.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (67th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean18.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.0% · min 2.1% · max 22.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
67th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.70
fewer partiesmore parties
46th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
19th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.70EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 52.3%INC 34.3%BJP 12.1%OTH 0.5%NOTA 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/4
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.02 Cr
A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,09,934
Density
627 / km²
Sex ratio
1067 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,482 km²
SC population14.4%
ST population1.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
67%HINDU
Hindu 66.8%Muslim 28.9%Other 4.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water42.8%
Electricity93.5%
Sanitation89.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated51.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.7%
Children underweight (under 5)27.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.6%
Women literate94.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.1%
Clean cooking fuel67.5%
Health insurance53.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Palakkadan Matta RiceGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.