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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 98 · 2016

Puthuppally

Winner — 2016

OOMMEN CHANDY
INC· United Democratic Front (Kerala) (UPA)
INC 53.4%CPM 33.2%8 others 13.4%
Votes
71,597
53.4% share
Winning margin
27,092
20.2% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
77.4%
of 1,73,253

Puthuppally is a safe seat — OOMMEN CHANDY won by 20.2%.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
OOMMEN CHANDY
United Democratic Front (Kerala) (UPA)
71,59753.4%
2
JAICK C THOMAS
Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
44,50533.2%
3
ADV. GEORGE KURIAN
NDA
15,99311.9%
4
SHIBU PARAKADAVAN
9110.7%
NOTA
NOTA
6300.5%
6
M V CHERIAN
1310.1%
7
K M SIVAPRASAD GANDHI
IND
1030.1%
8
A K SHAJI
IND
640.1%
9
JIJO
IND
510.0%
10
JOSEPH T M
IND
490.0%

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

Low turnout (127th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
20.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 0.7% · max 41.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
127th of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.01
fewer partiesmore parties
139th of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
92nd of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.01EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 53.4%CPM 33.2%BJP 11.9%OTH 1.0%NOTA 0.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,74,551
Density
895 / km²
Sex ratio
1039 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,206 km²
SC population7.8%
ST population1.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
50%HINDU
Hindu 49.8%Christian 43.5%Muslim 6.4%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water22.9%
Electricity96.6%
Sanitation96.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.7%
Children fully vaccinatedNOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.4%
Children underweight (under 5)17.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.7%
Women literate99.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.6%
Clean cooking fuel72.5%
Health insurance53.2%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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