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Travancore-Cochin · PC 8 · 1951
Kottayam
Winner — Lok Sabha 1951
C. P. MATHEW
INC 59.9%IND 40.1%
Votes
1,70,654
59.9% share
Winning margin
56,347
19.8% of votes
Total votes cast
2,84,961
Candidates
2
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. P. MATHEW | 1,70,654 | 59.9% | |
| 2 | VARKEY SANTHISTHAN | IND | 1,14,307 | 40.1% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
An essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe19.8%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 19.8% · min 19.8% · max 19.8%
How contested is turnout?
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80%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
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1.92
fewer partiesmore parties
How much NOTA?
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— NOT REPORTEDHow often does it back the winner?
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— NOT REPORTEDmatches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
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1.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 59.9%IND 40.1%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTEDHistorical constituency — last contested in 1951. Redrawn or abolished in a later delimitation, so it has no present-day district or state context; its full territorial history is above and in the Seat-history drawer.