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Keralam · PC 11 · 1998

Ernakulam

Winner — Lok Sabha 1998

Adv. George Eden
INC· United Democratic Front (Kerala)
INC 50.5%IND 40.9%2 others 8.6%
Votes
3,89,387
50.5% share
Winning margin
74,508
9.7% of votes
Total votes cast
7,70,612
Candidates
4
Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Adv. George Eden
United Democratic Front (Kerala)
3,89,38750.5%
2
Dr. Sebastian Paul
IND
3,14,87940.9%
3
V.V. Augustine
NDA
62,2628.1%
4
Jose Padikkal
IND
4,0840.5%

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
9.7%
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 50.5%IND 40.9%BJP 8.1%OTH 0.5%

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?

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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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