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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 8 · 2016
Taliparamba
Winner — 2016
JAMES MATHEW
CPM· Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA)
CPM 56.9%KEC(M) 31.6%7 others 11.5%
Votes
91,106
57.0% share
Winning margin
40,617
25.4% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
81.0%
of 1,97,568
Taliparamba is a safe seat — JAMES MATHEW won by 25.4%.
Seat history
3 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.32 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAMES MATHEW | Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA) | 91,106 | 57.0% |
| 2 | RAJESH NAMBIAR | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | 50,489 | 31.6% |
| 3 | P. BALAKRISHNAN MASTER | NDA | 14,742 | 9.2% |
| 4 | IBRAHIM THIRUVATTOOR | 1,323 | 0.8% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 867 | 0.5% |
| 6 | P. K. AYYAPPAN MASTER | 675 | 0.4% | |
| 7 | K. SADANANDAN | IND | 288 | 0.2% |
| 8 | K. RAJESH KUMAR | IND | 287 | 0.2% |
| 9 | P. V. ANIL | IND | 203 | 0.1% |
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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.
High turnout (22nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe25.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 2.1% · max 32.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
22nd of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.49
fewer partiesmore parties
78th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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5th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 57.0%KEC(M) 31.6%BJP 9.2%OTH 1.7%NOTA 0.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.32 Cr
A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,23,003
Density
852 / km²
Sex ratio
1136 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,961 km²
SC population3.3%
ST population1.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
60%HINDU
Hindu 59.8%Muslim 29.4%Christian 10.4%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.7%
Electricity94.1%
Sanitation97.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated77.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Children underweight (under 5)17.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Women literate99.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.4%
Clean cooking fuel70.4%
Health insurance47.9%
What's nearby?
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