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Keralam · PC 14 · 1989
Idukki
Winner — Lok Sabha 1989
PALAI K. M. MATHEW
INC· INC
INC 53.6%CPM 41.3%13 others 5.1%
Votes
3,98,516
53.6% share
Winning margin
91,479
12.3% of votes
Total votes cast
7,43,191
Candidates
15
Seat history
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PALAI K. M. MATHEW | INC | 3,98,516 | 53.6% |
| 2 | M. C. JOSEPHINE | National Front | 3,07,037 | 41.3% |
| 3 | M. N. JAYACHANDRAN | BJP | 25,354 | 3.4% |
| 4 | T. M. JOSEPH | 2,862 | 0.4% | |
| 5 | JACOB THOMAS | JNP(JP) | 1,756 | 0.2% |
| 6 | JOSEPH VARGHESE | DKP | 1,560 | 0.2% |
| 7 | NADAKUZHIYIL JANARDHANAN NAIR | IND | 1,473 | 0.2% |
| 8 | RAMASWAMY GOVINDADAN | IND | 1,288 | 0.2% |
| 9 | GOPALAN MUTHUSWAMY | IND | 1,162 | 0.2% |
| 10 | SAMUEL CHANDY | IND | 680 | 0.1% |
| 11 | SHAHUL HAMEED | IND | 416 | 0.1% |
| 12 | IDICULA | IND | 338 | 0.1% |
| 13 | BALAN PILLAI KIZHAKKANATTU | IND | 320 | 0.0% |
| 14 | JOSEPH XAVIER | IND | 219 | 0.0% |
| 15 | V. PANDIA RAJAN | IND | 210 | 0.0% |
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.
Low turnout (19th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.4% · min 0.9% · max 24.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
19th of 20How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.95
fewer partiesmore parties
8th of 20How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
1st of 20How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.95EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 53.6%CPM 41.3%OTH 5.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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%
Figures are for Kottayam, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
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 vaccinated— NOT 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?
39 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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