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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 85 · 2016
Piravom
Winner — 2016
ANOOP JACOB
KEC(J)· United Democratic Front (Kerala) (UPA)
KEC(J) 45.8%CPM 41.9%6 others 12.3%
Votes
73,770
45.8% share
Winning margin
6,195
3.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
80.6%
of 2,00,003
A closely fought contest. ANOOP JACOB won with a 3.8% margin.
Seat history
2 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.83 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANOOP JACOB | KEC(J) United Democratic Front (Kerala) (UPA) | 73,770 | 45.8% |
| 2 | M.J.JACOB | Left Democratic Front (Kerala) | 67,575 | 41.9% |
| 3 | C.P.SATHYAN | BDJS NDA | 17,503 | 10.9% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 964 | 0.6% |
| 5 | GIREESH | PPGP | 485 | 0.3% |
| 6 | K.O.SUDHEER | 342 | 0.2% | |
| 7 | ANOOP | IND | 298 | 0.2% |
| 8 | RAJAN | IND | 233 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (100th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.5% · min 0.1% · max 29.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
100th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
116th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
28th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
KEC(J) 45.8%CPM 41.9%BDJS 10.9%OTH 0.8%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.83 Cr
A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,82,388
Density
1072 / km²
Sex ratio
1027 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,063 km²
SC population8.2%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
46%HINDU
Hindu 46.0%Christian 38.0%Muslim 15.7%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water57.3%
Electricity97.4%
Sanitation97.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.1%
Children fully vaccinated82.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.0%
Children underweight (under 5)19.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.7%
Women literate99.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER2.9%
Clean cooking fuel88.4%
Health insurance46.2%
What's nearby?
9 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Oleo Raisins
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.