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12-May-2016 17:36 IST
Facts at a glance- Kerala

 Kerala assembly elections -2016

 

(Date of Poll – 16.05.2016 )

 

New Delhi: 12th May , 2016

 

S. No.

Item

Number of Assembly

Constituencies going on poll=140

1.

Total Electors

 

Male –                    1,25,10,589

Female-                   1,35,08,693

Others-                                   02

Service Elector -              87,138

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 Total  -                      2,61,06,422

 

2

Total number of Candidates

1203

 

3

Total Number of Female candidates

109

 

4

No. and Name of the Assembly Constituency with maximum No. of  Candidates

101 Poonjar    (17 Candidates)

 

5

No. & Name of the Assembly Constituency with  minimum number of Candidates 

6 Payyannur, 35 Nilambur, 53 Kongad, 57 Tarur (04 Each)

6

Assembly Constituency where more than one women candidate

27

7

Party- wise list of candidates:-

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

98

Indian National Congress(INC)

87

Communist Party of India (M) CPIM

85

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)

74

Communist Party of India (CPI)

25

National Congress Party (NCP)

4

Indian Union Muslim League (IUML)

23

Kerala Congress M (KCM)

15

 

 

Janata Dal (Secular) (JDS)

5

 

 

Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP)

5

 

 

Independents and others

782

 

 

Total

1203

7

Number and Name of Assembly Constituencies where there is straight contest

Nil

 

8

Largest Assembly constituency

Electorate wise

 

113 Aranmula (226324)

9

Largest Assembly Constituency Area Wise

114 Konni

 

10

Smallest Assembly constituency Electorate wise

028- Kozhikode South  (Elector- 148848)
 

11

No. of  Polling Stations

21498 (Gen)+ 148 (Aux)= 21646

12

Number of EVMs to be used in the elections

BU- 25808, CU- 25633, VVAT-1760

 

 

RM/RS