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Keralam · PC 11 · 1989

Ernakulam

Winner — Lok Sabha 1989

K. V. THOMAS
INC· INC
INC 49.9%IND 45.2%11 others 5.0%
Votes
3,85,176
49.9% share
Winning margin
36,465
4.7% of votes
Total votes cast
7,72,264
Candidates
13
Seat history

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
K. V. THOMAS
INC
3,85,17649.9%
2
P. SUBRAMNOIAN POTI
IND
3,48,71145.1%
3
A. N. RADHAKRISHNAN
BJP
29,1623.8%
4
JOHN JOSEPH
IND
2,0290.3%
5
KALOOR JOSEPH
IND
1,1080.1%
6
N. V. MATHEW
JNP(JP)
1,0950.1%
7
M. VELAYUDHAN
IND
1,0660.1%
8
K. O. JOHNY
IND
8560.1%
9
KALLARA SUKUMARAN
IND
7480.1%
10
V. R. MENON
IND
7390.1%
11
K. V. SURESH
IND
5950.1%
12
PREMAKUMAR KRISHNAN
IND
5580.1%
13
C. R. BALAKRISHNAN
4210.1%

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.

Average turnout (11th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
4.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.9% · min 0.6% · max 14.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
11th of 20

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.15
fewer partiesmore parties
1st of 20

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
9th of 20

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.9%IND 45.1%OTH 5.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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%

Figures are for Ernakulam, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.

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?

33 locations
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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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