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Keralam · PC 4 · 1989

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Winner — Lok Sabha 1989

K. MURALEEDHARAN
INC· INC
INC 48.2%CPM 44.5%8 others 7.3%
Votes
3,77,858
48.2% share
Winning margin
28,957
3.7% of votes
Total votes cast
7,84,327
Candidates
10
Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
K. MURALEEDHARAN
INC
3,77,85848.2%
2
E. K. IMBICHIBAVA
National Front
3,48,90144.5%
3
P. S. SREEDHARAN PILLAI
BJP
49,6966.3%
4
V. M. MOHANDAS
JNP(JP)
2,2420.3%
5
KAMMAKAKKATH ALIKOYA
IND
1,3860.2%
6
M. K. SASIDHARAN
IND
9890.1%
7
JOSEPH JOSEPH
IND
9300.1%
8
FOREIGN CHACKO
IND
8960.1%
9
M. P. SHANTIVARMA JAIN
IND
7290.1%
10
K. C. MADHAVA KURUP
IND
7000.1%

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 (6th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.5% · min 0.3% · max 39.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
6th of 20

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
19th of 20

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
14th of 20

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.2%CPM 44.5%BJP 6.3%OTH 1.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
8,17,420
Density
384 / km²
Sex ratio
1035 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,130 km²
SC population4.0%
ST population18.5%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

Figures are for Wayanad, this seat's primary district — it spans 3 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
49%HINDU
Hindu 49.5%Muslim 28.6%Christian 21.3%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water22.6%
Electricity80.8%
Sanitation91.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated86.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.3%
Children underweight (under 5)22.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.9%
Women literate93.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.4%
Clean cooking fuel55.7%
Health insurance64.8%

What's nearby?

19 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coffee
Jain temple

Jain temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Jain temple

🏛️

Vishnu temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Vishnu temple

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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