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Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 2016

Kovalam

Assembly constituency 139 (GEN) · Kerala

State boardKerala 2016

[01]Result · 2016

#139 · GEN
Poll date16 May 2016
Contestants10
Electors2,06,613
Votes polled1,53,121
Turnout74.1%
NOTA8450.4% of votes
WinnerAdv.M.VincentIndian National Congress60,26839.4% of votes
MARGIN2,615 votes · 1.7 pp60,268 − 57,653
Runner-upJameela Prakasam Janata Dal (Secular)57,65337.7% of votes
INC 51.1% of top-two votesJD(S) 48.9%

All candidates 10

  1. 01 Adv.M.VincentINC60,268 39.4%
  2. 02 Jameela PrakasamJD(S)57,653 37.7%
  3. 03 Kovalam T.N. SureshBDJS30,987 20.2%
  4. 04 Adv.K.R.AnishBSP996 0.7%
  5. 05 M.C.JayalalIND933 0.6%
  6. 06 Pramod KumarIND564 0.4%
  7. 07 Sarasamma.TIGP558 0.4%
  8. 08 S. ShajiAKTP400 0.3%
  9. 09 M. SugathanIND389 0.3%
  10. 10 SilvasterIND373 0.2%

Turnout 74.1%

025507510074.1%TURNOUT◦ state median 77.5%
Male 1.01 lakh48.7% Female 1.06 lakh51.3%

Share of 2,06,613 electors

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males1,052
  • NOTAreported alongside the total845 · 0.4%
  • State median turnoutmedian of 140 seats, 201677.5%
  • ReconciliationΣ 10 candidates = 1,53,121Verified

Seat history 2026–1977

  1. 2026
    21.1 pp
    Adv. M.VincentIndian National Congress
  2. 2021
    7.3 pp
    Adv. M. VincentIndian National Congress
  3. 2016
    1.7 pp
    Adv.M.VincentIndian National Congress
  4. 2011
    5.8 pp
    Jameela PrakasamJanata Dal (Secular)
  5. 2006
    0.7 pp
    V J ThankappanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  6. 2001
    5.7 pp
    Thampanoor RaviIndian National Congress
  7. 1996
    13.4 pp
    Thampanoor RaviIndian National Congress
  8. 1991
    1.9 pp
    Thampanoor RaviIndian National Congress
  9. 1987
    13.6 pp
    S. R. ThankarajJanata Party
  10. 1982
    20.9 pp
    S. R. ThankarajJanata Party
  11. 1980
    13.6 pp
    R. Sundaresan NairIndependent
  12. 1977
    8.7 pp
    R. Sundaresan NairIndependent

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 21.1 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. Third-placed BDJS polled 30,987 votes, 12× the 2,615-vote margin.

    30,987 ÷ 2,615 = 11.8

  2. The top two polled 77.0% of votes; the other 8 candidates 23.0% between them.

    (60,268 + 57,653) ÷ 1,53,121 = 77.0% · 35,200 ÷ 1,53,121 = 23.0%

  3. Turnout of 74.1% was 3.4 pp below the state's median seat (77.5%).

    74.1 − 77.5 = −3.4

  4. The margin narrowed from 5.8 pp in 2011 to 1.7 pp.

    1.7 − 5.8 = −4.1 pp

  5. Jameela Prakasam, the 2011 winner, finished second in 2016.

    2011 winner name = 2016 runner-up name

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified
  • Candidate votesΣ 10 candidate lines1,53,121
  • NOTAreported alongside the total845
  • Published totalVotes polled1,53,121
  • Checkcandidates = total, NOTA outside itHolds

Candidate votes equal the published total. NOTA is reported alongside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2016 · Kerala · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates10 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 140 seats on the Kerala Vidhan Sabha 2016 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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